Minnesota Seasons - Lost Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area


Lost Valley Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

County	Washington
GPS	N44 47.830 W92 49.467
Size	200 acres
Habitat	Bluff prairie
Hiking Trails	None

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	Restoration activities in 2006 included pulling knapweed and thistle, collecting seeds, and planting little bluestem. In 2010 over half of this site (according to MN DNR Landveiw beta and SNA boundary signs on the site) was actively farmed.

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Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird List

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American robin (Turdus migratorius) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) hairy woodpecker (Picoides villosus) killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)


Insects

	American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) common green darner (Anax junius) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala nephala) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) monarch (Danaus plexippus) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) the neighbor (Haploa contigua) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)


Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Hill’s thistle (Cirsium hillii), rock sandwort (Minuartia dawsonensis) Other plants that can be found on this site, along with those listed below, include sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula), hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta var. hirsuta), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. triflorum), and birdfoot violet (Viola pedata). Minnesota DNR Plant List

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) boxelder (Acer negundo) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis) carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) catnip (Nepeta cataria) cleavers (Galium aparine) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) cylindric blazing star (Liatris cylindracea) Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida var. trifida) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) grayleaf red raspberry (Rubus strigosus) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium ssp. angulata) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) late goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium) musk thistle (Carduus nutans) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus var. septentrionalis) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata var. fasciculata) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) prickly sow thistle (Sonchus asper) purple giant hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis) rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta) tall goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) timothy (Phleum Pratense) velvet-leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white avens (Geum canadense var. canadense) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild oat (Avena fatua) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	4/14/2006 4/21/2006 7/27/2008 7/10/2010