Minnesota Seasons - Wahpeton Prairie WMA


Wahpeton Prairie WMA

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			Redwood County




Size	81 acres

Maps	Map with GPS coordinates

Parking	N44 18.302, W95 27.048

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Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Renville Till Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Mesic Prairie (Southern)

Ownership	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Comments	In 2005 this was a Nature Conservancy preserve. During a wet spring the prairie may be flooded.

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Birds	Two bird species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Special concern – Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

	American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Insects and Arachnids	One insect species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

	goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) monarch (Danaus plexippus) northern corn rootworm beetle (Diabrotica barberi) painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

Mammals

	whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

	American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) blue vervain (Verbena hastata) butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) curly dock (Rumex crispus) curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) cut-leaved coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida var. trifida) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) heart-leaved four o’clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) June grass (Koeleria macrantha) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) prickly sow thistle (Sonchus asper) purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) rough cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale var. affine) showy blue lettuce (Lactuca tatarica ssp. pulchella) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) swamp smartweed (Polygonum amphibium var. emersum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white prairie clover (Dalea candida) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Visits	8/28/2005