Minnesota Seasons - Chippewa Prairie


Chippewa Prairie

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			Chippewa and Swift Counties



Size	1,143 acres

Maps	MinnesotaSeasons map with GPS coordinates Complete North Section South Section

Parking	N45 9.101 W96 0.059

Hiking Trails	None

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Clontarf Lake Plain Milan Alluvial Plaiin

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	The Nature Conservancy

Links	The Nature Conservancy

Comments	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) red-legged grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum)

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) Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza 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) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) flat-topped aster (Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis hirsuta) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) 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 ssp. fasciculata) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prostrate knotweed (Polygonum aviculare) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) 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 (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) toothed evening primrose (Oenothera serrulata) violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) water pepper (Polygonum hydropiper) western marbleseed (Lithospermum 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) 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