Minnesota Seasons - Roscoe Prairie SNA


Roscoe Prairie SNA

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			Stearns County




Size	57 acres

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Parking	N45 25.165 W94 40.883

Hiking Trails	None





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	Mesic Prairie (Southern) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The Nature Conservancy

Links	Minnesota DNR The Nature Conservancy

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	Photo by Ed Oliveras

Birds	Three bird species with protected status in Minnesota have been seen here: Threatened – Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Special concern – Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Minnesota DNR Bird checkist

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

	monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Mammals	Mammals seen on this site include thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and ermine (Mustela erminea).

Plants	Three plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Special concern – Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum), four-flowered yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora) Minnesota DNR Plant List University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp WMn82a

	big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Visits	9/16/2005