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	320 acres

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	An intermittent drainage ditch divides the prairie from east to west into two sections. Water-filled drainage ditches border the north, west, and south edges. Dry access to the south section is possible from the parking spot. Parking and field access to south section N46 31.068, W96 25.497 Dry access to the north section is available from a narrow field access on the same road near the northwest corner of the prairie. Field access to north section N46 31.652, W96 25.497


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					Wilkin County
					Northwest Minnesota


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	No maintained trails

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	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Prairie Parkland Province
	Ecological Section			Red River Valley
	Ecological Subsection			Red River Prairie
	Land Type Association			Barnesville Beach Complex Campbell Lake Plain

	Native Plant Communities*
	Saline Wet Prairie Complex
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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9/16/2009

Amphibians

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

northern leopard frog

Birds


Nine bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii) Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Threatened	Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
Special Concern	Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Canada Goose

Fishes

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Insects and Arachnids


One insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Special Concern	regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

black-tipped darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)

familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)

white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

white-faced meadowhawk

Mammals

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

coyote (Canis latrans)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

whitetail deer

Plants


Five plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	red saltwort (Salicornia rubra)
Special Concern	deer sedge (Carex hallii) pleated gentian (Gentiana affinis) Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii) small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

Common Name
Scientific Name

American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus)

big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)

blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella)

bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)

Bruner’s spotted Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri)

butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior)

Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense)

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis)

common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)

Flodman’s thistle (Cirsium flodmanii)

giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)

golden alexanders (Zizia aurea)

grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)

heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera)

hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)

Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

Missouri goldenrod (Solidago missouriensis)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus)

panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)

perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya)

prairie cordgrass (Sporobolus michauxianus)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

purple rattlesnake root (Nabalus racemosus)

red-seeded dandelion (Taraxacum erythrospermum)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera)

Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

Rydberg’s sunflower (Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii)

scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine)

showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

silverweed (Argentina anserina ssp. anserina)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata)

Virginia mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)

white ash (Fraxinus americana)

white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)

wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed)

Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed)

Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem)

Anemonastrum canadense (Canada anemone)

Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp)

Argentina anserina ssp. anserina (silverweed)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata (swamp milkweed)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior (butterfly weed)

Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed)

Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed)

Cirsium flodmanii (Flodman’s thistle)

Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover)

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive)

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail)

Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass)

Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (common boneset)

Euthamia graminifolia (grass-leaved goldenrod)

Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri (Bruner’s spotted Joe Pye weed)

Fraxinus americana (white ash)

Gentiana andrewsii (bottle gentian)

Gentiana puberulenta (downy gentian)

Glycyrrhiza lepidota (wild licorice)

Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed)

Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower)

Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii (Rydberg’s sunflower)

Lactuca pulchella (blue lettuce)

Liatris aspera (rough blazing star)

Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star)

Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed)

Lycopus uniflorus (northern bugleweed)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover)

Nabalus racemosus (purple rattlesnake root)

Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)

Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountain mint)

Rosa arkansana (prairie rose)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod)

Solidago missouriensis (Missouri goldenrod)

Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod)

Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod)

Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle)

Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)

Sporobolus michauxianus (prairie cordgrass)

Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry)

Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (white heath aster)

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster)

Taraxacum erythrospermum (red-seeded dandelion)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Zizia aptera (heart-leaved golden alexanders)

Zizia aurea (golden alexanders)

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