Minnesota Seasons - Glynn Prairie Scientific and Natural Area


Glynn Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

County	Lyon
GPS	N44 15.807 W95 41.802
Size	80 acres
Habitat	Mesic prairie, wet prairie
Hiking Trails	None

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) can be seen here.

	American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)


Insects

	eastern tent saterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) monarch (Danaus plexippus) mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)


Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), and porcupine grass (Stipa spartea) are some of the prairie grasses found on this site. Other plants that can be seen here, aside from those listed below, include yellowish gentian (Gentiana alba), downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta), marijuana (Cannabis sativa), wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota), turion duckweed (Lemna turionifera), and mountain death camas (Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus). Minnesota DNR Plant List

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) balsam groundsel (Packera paupercula) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) black medick (Medicago lupulina) boxelder (Acer negundo) bracted spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) prairie blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre) prairie larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. triflorum) prairie turnip (Pediomelum esculentum) red clover (Trifolium pratense) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) timothy (Phleum Pratense) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	06/13/2009