Minnesota Seasons - Carley State Park


Carley State Park





			Wabasha County




Size	209 acres

Maps	Minnesota DNR All Season Map

Park Office	N44 6.716, W92 10.377

Hiking Trails	5 miles 1 mile interpretive trail

Hunting	No hunting

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Paleozoic Plateau
	Subsection(s)	The Blufflands Rochester Plateau
	Land Type Association(s)	Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes Lewiston Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest

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Links	Minnesota DNR

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Bluebells and phlox in early May

Geraniums in late May

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Birds	One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here: Special concern – Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

Insects and Arachnids

	click beetle (Denticollis denticornis) spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)

Mammals

	eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	In early May parts of the park are carpeted with Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii). In late May wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) is the most prominent wildflower. University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest MHs49a Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest MHs39a

	American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) black ash (Fraxinus nigra) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum) black walnut (Juglans nigra) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) boxelder (Acer negundo) bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) butternut (Juglans cinerea) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. pubescens) drooping trillium (Trillium flexipes) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans var. reptans) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) northern shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) Norway spruce (Picea abies) pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides) Pennsylvania buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red pine (Pinus resinosa) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris) Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild leek (Allium tricoccum) winter cress (Barbarea vulgaris) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana)

Visits	5/5/2000 5/10/2002 3/29/2009 5/29/2009

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