Minnesota Seasons - Felton Prairie SNA


Felton Prairie SNA Shrike Unit

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			Clay County




Size	86 acres

Maps	MinnesotaSeasons map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N47 4.719 W96 26.062

Hiking Trails	None




Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	Red River Valley
	Subsection(s)	Red River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Felton Lake Plain

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

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Felton Prairie Felton Prairie SNA Minnesota DNR

Comments	This is one of four units of the Felton Prairie SNA. The northern two-thirds of this unit is wet prairie, the southern one-third is mesic prairie.

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Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist (all units)

	Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Insects and Arachnids

	Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) monarch (Danaus plexippus) seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)

Plants	Minnesota DNR Plant List (all units) Plants frequently found in: Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b Wet Prairie (Northern) WPn53b

	absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) brook lobelia (Lobelia kalmii) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia) green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) meadow horsetail (Equisetum pratense) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus) northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) Riddell’s goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) silverweed (Argentina anserina) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata) swamp smartweed (Polygonum amphibium var. emersum) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) white prairie aster (Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wild mint (Mentha arvensis)

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Felton Prairie SNA

Shrike Unit