“Yellow flower in the wetland”

Summer wetland. The season when the sundew was conspicuous had passed, many small yellow flowers called “Mimikaki-gusa” were in bloom. Mimikaki means an earpick. This carnivorous plant is declining in population as the wetlands decrease.  [JULY 2021]

Utricularia bifida

ミミカキグサは、プランクトンなどを捕食する食虫植物。おもに湿地に生育し、夏場、ちいさな黄色い花で辺りを彩ります。湿地の減少とともに、数を減らしています。