Minnesota Seasons - Des Moines River Prairie SNA


Des Moines River Prairie SNA

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			Jackson County




Size	210 acres

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Parking	N43 47.553 W95 5.387

Hiking Trails	None

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Coteau Moraines
	Land Type Association(s)	Windom Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds

	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Insects and Arachnids

	common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) eastern comma (Polygonia comma) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Threatened – prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya) One of the largest known populations of prairie bush clover grows here. Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d

	American pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. multifida) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) curly dock (Rumex crispus) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prickly sow thistle (Sonchus asper) purple locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii var. lambertii) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) red clover (Trifolium pratense) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) timothy (Phleum pratense) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white clover (Trifolium repens) white prairie clover (Dalea candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Visits	4/9/2005 8/11/2005