Strandness Prairie

   

Strandness Prairie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Area and County

 

 

 

Pope County

 

 

 

 

 


Size

40 Acres

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Maps

MinnesotaSeasons map with GPS coordinates

 
Parking

N45 40.192 W95 30.610

 
Hiking Trails

 


Ecological Classification

Province

Prairie Parkland Province

Ecological Classification

Section

North Central Glaciated Plains

Subsection(s)

Minnesota River Prairie

Land Type Association(s)

Gilchrist Moraine

 
Native Plant Communities1

Mesic Prairie (Southern)


Ownership

The Nature Conservancy

 
Links

The Nature Conservancy


Comments

 


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Amphibians

 

 
 

northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

northern leopard frog

Birds

 

 
 

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

Black-capped Chickadee

 

 

 


Insects and Arachnids

Several insect species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Threatened – Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

Special Concern – Powesheik skipperling (Oarisma powesheik), argos skipper (Atrytone arogos), regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia), phlox moth (Schinia indiana)

 
 

goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

monarch

Plants

University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List


Plants frequently found in:

Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

 
 

alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa)

American pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. multifida)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus)

bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)

boxelder (Acer negundo)

Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis)

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis)

Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis)

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis)

candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

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 gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)

downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida)

false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis)

giant foxtail (Setaria faberi)

giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)

gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)

gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica)

grooved yellow flax (Linum sulcatum var. sulcatum)

Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia)

New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)

prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya)

prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata)

prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)

prairie goldenrod (Solidago ptarmicoides)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

purple meadow parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus)

quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Riddell’s goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

round-leaved dogwood (Cornus rugosa)

roundleaf serviceberry (Amelachier sanguinea)

sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus)

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula)

silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)

silverleaf scurfpea (Pediomelum argophyllum)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus)

stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis)

swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata)

swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata)

tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta)

tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)

western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)

white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila)

yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

American pasqueflower

 

 

 

 

bottle gentian

 

 

 

 

Canada goldenrod

 

 

 

 

Canadian milkvetch

 

 

 

 

common yarrow

 

 

 

 

downy gentian

 

 

 

 

downy phlox

 

 

 

 

gray-headed coneflower

 

 

 

 

leadplant

 

 

 

 

narrow-leaved purple coneflower

 

 

 

 

New England aster

 

 

 

 

northern bedstraw

 

 

 

 

prairie rose

 

 

 

 

purple prairie clover

 

 

 

 

silky aster

 

 

 

 

stiff goldenrod

 

 

 

 

swamp milkweed

 

 

 

 

tall cinquefoil

 

 

 

 

tall meadow rue

 

 

 

 

western poison ivy

 

 

 

 

wild bergamot

 

 

 

 


Visits

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