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Golden club is a small, broad-leafed wildflower. It is one of
the first plants to show green in the early spring cypress swamp.
Long before the cypress trees sprout new needles, the bright
yellow "club" blooms. It also grows in bogs, stream
margins and wet ditches. This wildflower is a member of the Araceae family, along with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and philodendron. They are |
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pollinated by several insect types including beetles, flies and
bees. The fruits attract birds and mammals, which aid in dispersal
of the seeds. Golden club is found in much of the southeastern United States, but may be seen from New York and southern Massachusetts, south into Florida and west as far as Kentucky. |
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