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Hiking Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Backpacking Rock climbing and bouldering Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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No hunting. The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
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Ecological Province | Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Ecological Section | Paleozoic Plateau |
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Ecological Subsection | The Blufflands Rochester Plateau |
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Land Type Association | Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes Lewiston Plain |
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Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest |
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Wildflower Display
In early May parts of the park are carpeted with Virginia bluebells and wild blue phlox. In late May wild geranium is the most prominent wildflower.
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Bluebells and wild blue phlox in early May |
Wild geraniums in late May |
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Exploring Carley State Park, MN |
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abdominal short-winged flower beetle (Heterhelus abdominalis) |
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) American woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana) bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) drooping trillium (Trillium flexipes) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garden yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) interrupted fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana) jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) northern shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides) Pennsylvania buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth yellow violet (Viola eriocarpa) spreading Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans var. reptans) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. acris) Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia)
Acer saccharinum (silver maple) Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum (black maple) Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum (sugar maple) Adiantum pedatum (northern maidenhair) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia (wood anemone) Angelica atropurpurea (purple-stem angelica) Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) Arctium minus (common burdock) Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit) Asarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger) Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket) Cardamine concatenata (cut-leaved toothwort) Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) Carya ovata (northern shagbark hickory) Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) Claytonia virginica var. virginica (Virginia spring beauty) Cornus alternifolia (pagoda dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Daucus carota ssp. carota (Queen Anne’s lace) Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Enemion biternatum (eastern false rue anemone) Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane) Erythronium albidum (white trout lily) Fragaria vesca ssp. americana (American woodland strawberry) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geranium maculatum (wild geranium) Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Heracleum maximum (American cow parsnip) Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum (Virginia waterleaf) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum (common false Solomon’s seal) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Menispermum canadense (Canada moonseed) Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells) Claytosmunda claytoniana (interrupted fern) Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana (American hophornbeam) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii (wild blue phlox) Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) Plantago major (common plantain) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Podophyllum peltatum (May-apple) Polemonium reptans var. reptans (spreading Jacob’s ladder) Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (smooth Solomon’s seal) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ranunculus abortivus (kidney-leaved buttercup) Ranunculus acris var. acris (tall buttercup) Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus (bristly buttercup) Ranunculus pensylvanicus (Pennsylvania buttercup) Ribes americanum (American black currant) Salix amygdaloides (peachleaf willow) Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Thalictrum thalictroides (rue anemone) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Trillium flexipes (drooping trillium) Trillium grandiflorum (large-flowered trillium) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Viburnum opulus var. americanum (American highbush cranberry) Viola eriocarpa (smooth yellow violet) Viola pubescens (downy yellow violet) |
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