Minnesota Seasons - Hastings Sand Coulee SNA


Hastings Sand Coulee SNA

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			Dakota County




Size	77 acres

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Parking	N44 41.610 W92 49.066

Hiking Trails	None





Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Subsection(s)	Oak Savanna
	Land Type Association(s)	Coates Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds

	Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)

Insects and Arachnids	One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) monarch (Danaus plexippus) multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis f. succinea)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Endangered – James’ polanisia (Polanisia jamesii) Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) UPs13a

	American plum (Prunus americana) balsam groundsel (Packera paupercula) bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata) brook lobelia (Lobelia kalmii) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) dyc (flava composita damnatus) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field sagewort (Artemisia campestris) hairy puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense var. croceum) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) large-flowered beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prairie spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis var. occidentalis) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red sorrel (Rumex acetosella) silvery cinquefoil (Potentilla argentea) smooth hedge nettle (Stachys tenuifolia) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) wild grape (Vitis riparia) winter vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. villosa) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) woundwort (Stachys pilosa var. arenicola) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Reptiles	One reptile species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer)

Visits	6/5/2009