Minnesota Seasons - Red Rock Prairie


Red Rock Prairie

County	Cottonwood
GPS	N44 05.159 W95 01.170
Size	611 acres
Habitat	Tallgrass prairie
Hiking Trails	None

Links	The Nature Conservancy

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Birds

	bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) dickcissel (Spiza americana) eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)


Insects	Two insect species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik), regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala nephala) monarch (Danaus plexippus) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)


Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya) Special concern – buffalo grass (Buchloë dactyloides) Other plants that can be found on this site, along with those listed below, include Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii), round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata), gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis), tiny mousetail (Myosurus minimus), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), birdfoot violet (Viola pedata), downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida), and prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata).

	alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black medick (Medicago lupulina) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) catnip (Nepeta cataria) clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata) 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 yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) marijuana (Cannabis sativa) northern yellow-eyed grass (Xyris montana) porcupine grass (Stipa spartea) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) spotted lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa) timothy (Phleum Pratense) western tansey mustard (Descurainia pinnata var. brachycarpa) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	07/03/2005