Minnesota Seasons - Staffanson Prairie


Staffanson Prairie

County	Douglas
GPS	N45 49.075 W95 44.619
Size	95 Acres
Habitat	Mesic prairie, prairie pothole
Hiking Trails	None

Links	The Nature Conservancy

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Birds	Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and blue-winged teal (Anas discors) breed on the site.

	American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)


Insects	Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik), a Minnesota special concern species, can be seen here.

	Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) northern bush katydid (Scudderia septentrionalis) regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)


Plants	Some other grasses that can be seen here, besides those listed below, are porcupine grass (Stipa spartea), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis), and prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis). Other plants that can be found on this site, along with those listed below, include narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia), and Siberian elm (Ulmis pumila).

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American plum (Prunus americana) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) boxelder (Acer negundo) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) curly dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) great burdock (Arctium lappa) green amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus) green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis) grooved yellow flax (Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) Nebraska blazing star (Liatris punctata var. nebraskana) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa) stiff goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)


Visits	9/3/2009