Plover Prairie
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| Lac qui Parle County | |||
| Southwest Minnesota | |||
| Size | 894 acres |
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| Hunting | No hunting |
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| Ecological Classification | Province | Prairie Parkland Province |
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| Section | North Central Glaciated Plains |
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| Subsection(s) | Minnesota River Prairie |
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| Land Type Association(s) | Milan Alluvial Plain |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | Mesic Prairie (Southern) |
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| Visits | 9/5/2009 |
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| Birds | Five bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve: |
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Endangered |
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Special concern |
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) |
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| Insects and Arachnids | One insect species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve: |
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Endangered |
Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) |
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| Mammals | Four mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen on at least one of the units of this preserve: |
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Special concern |
northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens) prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) |
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| Plants | Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found on at least one of the units of this preserve: |
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Threatened |
disk water-hyssop (Bacopa rotundifolia) |
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Special concern |
flexile milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus var. flexuosus) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) velvety goldenrod (Solidago mollis) water mudwort (Limosella aquatica) |
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