Mound Spring Prairie SNA

North Unit

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			Yellow Medicine County
			Southwest Minnesota

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Size

466 acres

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Mound Spring Prairie SNA Complete


North Unit, North Section		North Unit, South Section

Parking

North Unit, North Section (260th Ave.)
N44 46.581, W96 26.872

Pull off the road onto the field approach on the south side of 260th Ave. 0.37 mile west of 110th St.

North Unit, South Section (110th St.)
N44 45.435, W96 26.426

Park on the west shoulder of the road.

Hiking Trails

No maintained trails

Hunting

All hunting and trapping. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Ecological Classification

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Section

North Central Glaciated Plains

Subsection(s)

Coteau Moraines

Land Type Association(s)

Slayton Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh

Seepage Meadow/Carr

Wet Prairie (Southern)

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Mound Spring Prairie SNA, South Unit

Minnesota DNR

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History
On 12/17/2001, a 466 acre site in Yellow Medicine County on the South Dakota border was designated as Mound Spring Prairie SNA. In 2013 the Minnesota DNR acquired a 160-acre parcel about one mile southeast of the original site. The new parcel became the South Unit of this SNA.

Visits

9/6/2009

7/11/2018

8/11/2018


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Parking, 260th Ave.


Wood Routed Sign, 260th Ave.

	2009		2018
			In 2018, the wood routed SNA sign on 260th Ave. was almost completely hidden by shrubs.

Parking, 110th St.


“Ag Land”

	Parts of the SNA are agricultural land.

Mesic Prairie (Southern)


Seepage Meadow/Carr




Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

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Amphibians	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Bacteria	apical chlorosis of Canada thistle (Pst) (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis)

Birds	Four bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Endangered	Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)

	Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

	Special concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

	Minnesota DNR Bird checklist (both units)

	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

Fungi and Lichens	Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Insects and Arachnids	One insect species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
	Special concern	regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) clouded sulphur (Colias philodice) common green darner (Anax junius) common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala) coral-winged grasshopper (Pardalophora apiculata) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) giant robber fly (Promachus vertebratus) giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) grass spider (Agelenopsis sp.) great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) harvestman (order Opiliones) monarch (Danaus plexippus) nine-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella novemnotata) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) saffron-winged meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) western thatching ant (Formica obscuripes)

Mammals	plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) red fox (Vulpes vulpes) thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this SNA:
	Threatened	cutleaf waterparsnip (Berula erecta)

	Special concern	small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) western white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. oligophylla)

	Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Plant List (both units)

	Plants frequently found in: Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh MRp83 Seepage Meadow/Carr WMs83a1 Wet Prairie (Southern) WPs54b

	Common Name Scientific Name absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) agrimony (Agrimonia sp.) alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) American elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) American plum (Prunus americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) asparagus (asparagus officinalis) Baltic rush (Juncus balticus var. littoralis) bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata) bearded wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) blue vervain (Verbena hastata var. scabra) bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bracted vervain (Verbena bracteata) broad-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) catnip (Nepeta cataria) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) clammy groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common bur-reed (Sparganium eurycarpum) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) curly dock (Rumex crispus) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) desert false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) false boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) Flodman’s thistle (Cirsium flodmanii) fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida var. trifida) giant sumpweed (Cyclachaena xanthiifolia) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis) green needlegrass (Nassella viridula) grooved yellow flax (Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum) hairy four o’clock (Mirabilis albida) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) hairy sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) hybrid cattail (Typha × glauca) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) June grass (Koeleria macrantha) Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium) Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra) long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) marijuana (Cannabis sativa) marsh hedge nettle (Stachys palustris) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) musk thistle (Carduus nutans) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus) northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) pale bulrush (Scirpus pallidus) palespike lobelia (Lobelia spicata) pineapple-weed (Matricaria discoidea) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) porcupine grass (Hesperostipa spartea) prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) prairie lettuce (Lactuca ludoviciana) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie peppergrass (Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) prairie sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris) prairie violet (Viola pedatifida var. pedatifida) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) quackgrass (Elymus repens) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) red pine (Pinus resinosa) redroot amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus) redtop (Agrostis gigantea) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough bugleweed (Lycopus asper) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) sandbar willow (Salix interior) Scribner’s panic grass (Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum) showy blue lettuce (Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula) shy wallflower (Erysimum inconspicuum var. inconspicuum) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) silverweed (Argentina anserina) slender willow (Salix petiolaris) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. humilis) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) switch grass (Panicum virgatum var. virgatum) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) timothy (Phleum pratense) toothed evening primrose (Oenothera serrulata) Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana) water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia) western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) western white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. oligophylla) white clover (Trifolium repens) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides) white panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white spruce (Picea glauca) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) white vervain (Verbena urticifolia) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) wild mint (Mentha arvensis) willow herb (Epilobium sp.) witch grass (Panicum capillare) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta) Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Agrimonia sp. (agrimony) Agrostis gigantea (redtop) Allium stellatum (prairie onion) Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot amaranth) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed) Ambrosia trifida var. trifida (giant ragweed) Amorpha canescens (leadplant) Amorpha fruticosa (desert false indigo) Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) Anemone canadensis (Canada anemone) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) Arctium minus (common burdock) Argentina anserina (silverweed) Artemisia absinthium (absinth wormwood) Artemisia frigida (prairie sagewort) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch) Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula (sideoats grama) Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa (false boneset) Bromus inermis (smooth brome) Calamagrostis canadensis (bluejoint) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower) Cannabis sativa (marijuana) Carduus acanthoides (plumeless thistle) Carduus nutans (musk thistle) Carex vulpinoidea (fox sedge) Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) Chenopodium album (common lamb’s-quarters) Cicuta maculata var. maculata (spotted water hemlock) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium flodmanii (Flodman’s thistle) Comandra umbellata (bastard toadflax) Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) Conyza canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (giant sumpweed) Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata (orchard grass) Dalea candida var. oligophylla (western white prairie clover) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum (Scribner’s panic grass) Echinacea angustifolia (narrow-leaved purple coneflower) Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber) Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) Elymus repens (quackgrass) Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus (bearded wheatgrass) Epilobium sp. (willow herb) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum laevigatum (smooth scouring rush) Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) Erysimum inconspicuum var. inconspicuum (shy wallflower) Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset) Euphorbia virgata (leafy spurge) Eutrochium maculatum (spotted Joe Pye weed) Fragaria virginiana (common strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium aparine (cleavers) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Gentiana andrewsii (bottle gentian) Gentiana puberulenta (downy gentian) Glycyrrhiza lepidota (wild licorice) Grindelia squarrosa (curly-cup gumweed) Hedeoma hispida (rough false pennyroyal) Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) Helianthus annuus (common sunflower) Helianthus hirsutus (hairy sunflower) Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower) Helianthus pauciflorus (stiff sunflower) Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris (prairie sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis (false sunflower) Hemerocallis fulva (orange daylily) Hesperostipa spartea (porcupine grass) Heuchera richardsonii (prairie alumroot) Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley) Juncus balticus var. littoralis (Baltic rush) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Koeleria macrantha (June grass) Lactuca ludoviciana (prairie lettuce) Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella (showy blue lettuce) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum (prairie peppergrass) Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) Liatris ligulistylis (northern plains blazing star) Liatris punctata var. punctata (dotted blazing star) Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum (grooved yellow flax) Lithospermum canescens (hoary puccoon) Lithospermum occidentale (western marbleseed) Lobelia spicata (palespike lobelia) Lonicera tatarica (Tartarian honeysuckle) Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed) Lycopus asper (rough bugleweed) Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus (northern bugleweed) Lysimachia ciliata (fringed loosestrife) Maianthemum stellatum (starry false Solomon’s seal) Matricaria discoidea (pineapple-weed) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) Mentha arvensis (wild mint) Mirabilis albida (hairy four o’clock) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Nabalus racemosus (purple rattlesnake root) Nassella viridula (green needlegrass) Nepeta cataria (catnip) Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Oenothera serrulata (toothed evening primrose) Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) Panicum capillare (witch grass) Panicum virgatum var. virgatum (switch grass) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Pediomelum argophyllum (silverleaf scurfpea) Persicaria amphibia (water smartweed) Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Phleum pratense (timothy) Phryma leptostachya (American lopseed) Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla (clammy groundcherry) Physalis virginiana var. virginiana (Virginia groundcherry) Picea glauca (white spruce) Pinus resinosa (red pine) Plantago major (common plantain) Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar) Potentilla recta (rough-fruited cinquefoil) Prunus americana (American plum) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Ratibida columnifera (long-headed coneflower) Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) Ribes americanum (American black currant) Rosa arkansana (prairie rose) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Rumex crispus (curly dock) Sagittaria latifolia (broad-leaved arrowhead) Salix interior (sandbar willow) Salix petiolaris (slender willow) Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (American elderberry) Saponaria officinalis (bouncing bet) Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium (little bluestem) Scirpus pallidus (pale bulrush) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Setaria viridis var. viridis (green foxtail) Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade) Solidago altissima (late goldenrod) Solidago missouriensis (Missouri goldenrod) Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. humilis (stiff goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod) Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula (showy goldenrod) Sonchus arvensis (field sow thistle) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Sparganium eurycarpum (common bur-reed) Spartina pectinata (prairie cordgrass) Stachys palustris (marsh hedge nettle) Stachys pilosa var. pilosa (hairy hedge nettle) Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry) Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (white heath aster) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (white panicled aster) Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) Symphyotrichum sericeum (silky aster) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (tall meadow rue) Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard) Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens (white clover) Typha × glauca (hybrid cattail) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (stinging nettle) Verbena bracteata (bracted vervain) Verbena hastata var. scabra (blue vervain) Verbena stricta (hoary vervain) Verbena urticifolia (white vervain) Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed) Viola pedatifida var. pedatifida (prairie violet) Viola sororia (common blue violet) Vitis riparia (wild grape) Xanthium strumarium (rough cocklebur) Zizia aptera (heart-leaved golden alexanders) Zizia aurea (golden alexanders)