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Butterwort Cliffs SNA |
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| Size | 43 acres |
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| Parking | N47 43.161, W90 28.653 |
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| Hiking Trails | None |
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| Hunting | No hunting. |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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Northern Superior Uplands |
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North Shore Highlands |
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Land Type Association(s) |
North Shore Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) Exposed Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments |
This SNA is closed May 1 through August 15 to protect a Herring Gull nesting colony. Most of this SNA lies within Cascade River State Park. |
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| Plants | Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Hudson Bay eyebright (Euphrasia hudsoniana), common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) Plants frequently found in: Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) LKu43a |
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alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American starflower (Trientalis borealis) Appalachian barren strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) amur maple (Acer ginnala) balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) bigleaf lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis) bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) flat-topped aster (Doellingeria umbellata) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) green alder (Alnus viridis ssp. crispa) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus) large-leaved avens (Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum) narrow-leaved hawk’s-beard (Crepis tectorum) northern lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. angustum) northern mountain ash (Sorbus decora) orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) paper birch (Betula papyrifera var. papyrifera) pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Pennsylvania buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica) prickly rose (Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) roundleaf serviceberry (Amelachier sanguinea) round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa) shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda) squashberry (Viburnum edule) thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus) white avens (Geum canadense var. canadense) white spruce (Picea glauca) |
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| Visits | 8/11/2011 |
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_02.jpg "flat-topped aster (var. umbellata)")
