Minnesota Seasons - Regal Meadow


Regal Meadow

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			Kandiyohi County




Size	385 acres

Maps	Maps with GPS coordinates Complete East Unit West Unit

Parking	East Unit Parking N45 22.176 , W94 48.794 West Unit Parking N45 22.729, W94 49.499

Hiking Trails	There are no maintained trails in Regal Meadow. However, a footpath leads from the sign in the West Unit, pictured here, through a thicket of trees and shrubs, to the meadow. From there a somewhat deep tire rut leads across the meadow to a small parking area on the west side of the meadow.

Hunting	Contact Ordway/Glacial Lakes Project Office (320) 243-7422 for more information.

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Bellgrade Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Cattail Marsh (Prairie) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Rich Fen (Mineral Soil) Sedge Meadow

Ownership	The Nature Conservancy

Links	The Nature Conservancy

Comments	In a wet year most of this preserve is wet. Waterprooft footwear is recommended.

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

Birds	American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) can be heard in the marsh in the summer.

	Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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

	black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) common buckeye (Junonia coenia) monarch (Danaus plexippus) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Cattail Marsh (Prairie) MRp83b Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Rich Fen (Mineral Soil) OPp91a Sedge Meadow WMn82b

	American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) fringed brome (Bromus ciliatus) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) Riddell’s goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides) wild oat (Avena fatua)

Visits	9/23/2005