Minnesota Seasons - Blanket Flower Prairie SNA


Blanket Flower Prairie SNA

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			Clay County




Size	404 acres

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Parking	N46 41.314, W96 12.967

Hiking Trails	None

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota and NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Hardwood Hills
	Land Type Association(s)	Cormorant Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Sand-Gravel Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Birds	Four bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Special concern – Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Franklin’s Gull (Larus pipixcan) Other birds commonly seen on this site, along with those listed below, include Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), and Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Fungi

	Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Insects and Arachnids	One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) clouded sulphur (Colias philodice) common green darner (Anax junius) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala nephala) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)

Mammals

	plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata) Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Sand-Gravel Prairie (Southern) UPs13b

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black medick (Medicago lupulina) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) chicory (Cichorium intybus) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) common agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field sagewort (Artemisia campestris) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) fireberry hawthorn (Crataegus chrysocarpa) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) green foxtail (Setaria viridis) hairy false golden aster (Heterotheca villosa) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) June grass (Koeleria macrantha) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) marsh hedge nettle (Stachys palustris) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus) palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie lettuce (Lactuca ludoviciana) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) sleepy catchfly (Silene antirrhina) smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) toothed evening primrose (Oenothera serrulata) violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white prairie clover (Dalea candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Visits	8/16/2010