| Plants |
Three plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered – tall nutrush (Scleria triglomerata)
Special concern – seaside three-awn (Aristida tuberculosa), rhombic evening primrose (Oenothera parviflora)
Other plants that can be found here, in addition to those listed below, include American hazel (Corylus americana), chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), slender willow (Salix petiolaris), steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa var. rosea), hairy panic grass (Dichanthelium acuminatum), bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis), long-bearded hawkweed (Hieracium longipilum),
big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans),
porcupine grass (Stipa spartea), American pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida), silky prairie clover (Dalea villosa var. villosa), and rough blazing star (Liatris aspera).
Minnesota DNR Plant List |
