Minnesota Seasons - Strandness Prairie


Strandness Prairie

County	Pope
GPS	N45.66987 W95.51016
Size	40 Acres
Habitat	Mesic prairie, wet prairie, marsh
Hiking Trails	None

Links	The Nature Conservancy

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Amphibians

	northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)


Birds

	American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus)


Insects	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)


Plants	Some of the plants that can be seen here, in addition to those listed below, include American pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida), prairie thermopsis (Thermopsis rhombifolia), yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta), and wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum).

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii) boxelder (Acer negundo) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. 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 ssp. crispus) dotted blazing star (Liatris 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 var. fasciculata) 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 (Prenanthes racemosa) 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 sanquinea) 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 (Oligoneuron rigidum) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) swamp betony (Pedicularis lanceolata) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta ssp. 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 var. 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)


Visits	9/3/2009