Roseau

N48 40.660
W96 20.638

1,333 acres

Prairie parkland, wet bush prairie, wet-mesic bush prairie, shrubby wet meadow, aspen woodland.

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Minnesota DNR

The eastern edge of this SNA is mostly dense, in some places impassable, aspen forest. The prairie opens just beyond.

In the interior, areas of wet prairie are interspersed with and surrounded by dense aspen woods and willow thicket.

Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) nest on this site.

One plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:

Special concern – Pleated gentian (Gentiana affinis)

The dominant grasses here are big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), mat muhly (Muhlenbergia richardsonis), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), northern reed grass (Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa), and bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis).

The trees and shrubs here, along with those listed below, include bog birch (Betula pumila), chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana), and downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea var. arborea).

Other plants that can be found here, along with those listed below, include bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata), marsh pea (Lathyrus palustris), prairie alumroot (Heuchera richardsonii), wood betony (Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis), and wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum).

Minnesota DNR Plant List