Minnesota Seasons - Osmundson Prairie SNA


Osmundson Prairie SNA

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			Faribault County




Size	5.3 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N43 30.633, W93 38.925

Hiking Trails	None

Hunting	No hunting.

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Keister Moraine

Native Plant Communities¹	Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Links	Minnesota DNR

Comments	Park on the field access at the northeast corner of the site.

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Birds	Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Insects and Arachnids

	cabbage white (Pieris rapae) celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Say's Cicada (Okanagana rimosa) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

Mammals

	plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – tuberous Indian plantain (Arnoglossum plantagineum) Special concern – rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) Minnesota DNR Plant List Plants frequently found in: Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American plum (Prunus americana) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) dwarf false indigo (Amorpha nana) early figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida var. trifida) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) ground plum (Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus) hairy sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) nodding spurge (Euphorbia nutans) northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) prairie lettuce (Lactuca ludoviciana) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough rattlesnake root (Nabalus asper) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) timothy (Phleum pratense) Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana) 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) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Visits	8/25/2011