Box-turtle-Laura Perlick-USFWS.jpg

A yellow and brown turtle on the forest floor
Photo By/Credit

Laura Perlick/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/19/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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The eastern box turtle is one of the primary seed dispersers for the spring-flowering mayapple. Seeds consumed by box turtles also have a higher probability of germinating.