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| Size | 40 acres |
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| Parking | N44 1.375 W93 2.160 |
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| Hiking Trails | None |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Oak Savanna |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Blooming Prairie Till Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Southern Wet Prairie |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Plants | Three plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – edible valerian (Valeriana edulis var. ciliata) Special concern – rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium), four-flowered yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora) Plants frequently found in: |
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annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) red clover (Trifolium pratense) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) |
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| Visits | 8/12/2000 8/25/2011 |
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