Minnesota Seasons - Clinton Prairie SNA


Clinton Prairie SNA

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			Big Stone County




Size	160 Acres

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Parking	N45 27.436 W96 33.885

Hiking Trails	None

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

Native Plant Communities¹	Mesic Prairie (Southern) Wet Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Endangered – Chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Other birds commonly seen on this site, along with those listed below, include Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Marsh Wren (othorus palustris), Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida), and Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis). Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

	Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Insects and Arachnids	One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik)

	cherry-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) common green darner (Anax junius) dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Plants	Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Wet Prairie (Southern) WPs54b

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) curly dock (Rumex crispus) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) marsh hedge nettle (Stachys p alustris) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved meadowsweet (Spiraea alba var. alba) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) swamp smartweed (Polygonum amphibium var. emersum) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) white prairie clover (Dalea candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Visits	9/4/2009