Minnesota Seasons - Chippewa Prairie


Chippewa Prairie

County	Chippewa and Swift
GPS	N45 09.101 W96 00.059
Size	1,143 acres
Habitat	Northern tallgrass prairie; mesic prairie
Hiking Trails	None

Links	The Nature Conservancy

Comments	The is a Nature Conservancy preserve. It is bordered on the east and south by the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area. During a wet spring the prairie may be flooded. Visit in early September for an unforgettable display of blazing star and goldenrod.

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)


Birds	Three bird species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail

	American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)


Insects and Arachnids	Two insect species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik), regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) common ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala nephala) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) grass spider (Agelenopsis sp.) great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus)


Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – flexile milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus), small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) flat-topped aster (Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus strigosus) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis hirsuta) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium ssp. angulata) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) marijuana (Cannabis sativa) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata var. fasciculata) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prostrate knotweed (Polygonum aviculare) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Prenanthes racemosa) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera var. aspera) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera var. aspera f. benkei) sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri) stiff goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) toothed evening primrose (Calylophus serrulatus) violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) water pepper (Polygonum hydropiper) western marbleseed (Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white prairie aster (Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)


Visits	9/5/2009