Cambria WMA

 
     
 
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Size

 
 

81.58 acres

 
         
 

Parking

 
 

West Parking Lot
N44 13.722, W94 18.186

East Parking
N44 13.711, W94 17.971

 
         
 

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          Blue Earth County  
          Southwest Minnesota  
     
 
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Hunting

 
 

All hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

North Central Glaciated Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Minnesota River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Milan Alluvial Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest

   
  * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources      
         
 

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Birds

 
 

eBird Field Checklist

 
 

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

  Northern Cardinal  
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Minnesota Bee Atlas

 
 

black fly (Family Simuliidae)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

  twelve-spotted skimmer  
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
         
 

Plants

 
 

Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Threatened

tuberous Indian plantain (Arnoglossum plantagineum)

Special Concern

rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest FFs68a

     
 

 

absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus)

aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)

Bicknell’s sedge (Carex bicknellii)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)

black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii)

boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo)

butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior)

clammy groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla)

common blue violet (Viola sororia)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)

downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida)

Dudley’s rush (Juncus dudleyi)

fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)

giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)

golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)

gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa)

heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera)

heavy sedge (Carex gravida)

hoary vervain (Verbena stricta)

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis)

late goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata)

Leiberg’s panic grass (Dichanthelium leibergii)

Mead’s sedge (Carex meadii)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

pineapple-weed (Matricaria discoidea)

prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii)

prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya)

prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)

prairie peppergrass (Lepidium densiflorum)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata)

Scribner’s panic grass (Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum)

shortbeak sedge (Carex brevior)

Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)

smooth brome (Bromus inermis)

smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida)

stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus)

stiff-leaved showy goldenrod (Solidago rigidiuscula)

switch grass (Panicum virgatum var. virgatum)

tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta)

tuberous Indian plantain (Arnoglossum plantagineum)

veiny pea (Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

 

Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder)

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Amorpha canescens (leadplant)

Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem)

Arnoglossum plantagineum (tuberous Indian plantain)

Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior (butterfly weed)

Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)

Bromus inermis (smooth brome)

Carex bicknellii (Bicknell’s sedge)

Carex brevior (shortbeak sedge)

Carex gravida (heavy sedge)

Carex meadii (Mead’s sedge)

Carex vulpinoidea (fox sedge)

Coreopsis palmata (prairie coreopsis)

Dichanthelium leibergii (Leiberg’s panic grass)

Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum (Scribner’s panic grass)

Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil)

Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium (rattlesnake master)

Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

Galium boreale (northern bedstraw)

Gentiana puberulenta (downy gentian)

Helianthus giganteus (giant sunflower)

Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus (stiff sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (smooth oxeye)

Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alumroot)

Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum (great St. Johnswort)

Juncus dudleyi (Dudley’s rush)

Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus) (veiny pea)

Lepidium densiflorum (prairie peppergrass)

Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover)

Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star)

Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal)

Matricaria discoidea (pineapple-weed)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover)

Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

Panicum virgatum var. virgatum (switch grass)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass)

Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida (downy phlox)

Physalis heterophylla (clammy groundcherry)

Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain)

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass)

Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower)

Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)

Rosa arkansana (prairie rose)

Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry)

Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)

Solidago altissima (late goldenrod)

Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod)

Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod)

Solidago rigidiuscula (stiff-leaved showy goldenrod)

Stachys pilosa var. pilosa (hairy hedge nettle)

Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (white heath aster)

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (aromatic aster)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy)

Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover)

Trifolium pratense (red clover)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)

Verbena stricta (hoary vervain)

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root)

Viola sororia (common blue violet)

Vitis riparia (wild grape)

Zizia aptera (heart-leaved golden alexanders)

Zizia aurea (golden alexanders)

 

alsike clover

American red raspberry

black raspberry

butterfly weed

common blue violet

common yarrow

Culver’s root

downy gentian

leadplant

leafy spurge

northern bedstraw

prairie rose

rattlesnake master

round-headed bush clover

stiff goldenrod

stiff sunflower (ssp. subrhomboideus)

tall cinquefoil

whorled milkweed

wild bergamot

 

 

 

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