South Unit
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Hiking, nature photography, Birding |
Hiking Trails |
No maintained trails |
Hunting |
Small Game, Pheasants, Turkey. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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Big Woods |
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Land Type Association | Le Sueur Alluvial Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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Not mapped (10/11/2021) |
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Restored/planted medium-tall grass prairie |
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Wet prairie |
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8/26/2020 |
Bacteria, Viruses, and Other Pathogens |
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apical chlorosis of Canada thistle (Pst) (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis) | ![]() |
Birds |
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) |
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Fungi and Lichens |
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Cherry Leaf Spot (Blumeriella jaapii) Powdery Mildews (Order Erysiphales) |
Insects and Arachnids |
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banded argiope (Argiope trifasciata) black saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) great black digger wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme) plum finger gall mite (Eriophyes emarginatae) red-legged grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum) two-striped grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) western honey bee (Apis mellifera) white snakeroot leaf miner (Liriomyza eupatoriella) |
Mammals |
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whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | ![]() |
Plants |
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alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) American elm (Ulmus americana) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American lopseed (Phryma leptostachya) American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis) arctic brome (Bromus kalmii) asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) baneberry (Actaea sp.) Bell’s honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) bristly greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea canadensis) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) clammy groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum) eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) false boneset (Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) Great Plains flat sedge (Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus) green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis) large-leaved avens (Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum) little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani) Missouri gooseberry (Ribes missouriense) New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) northern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum) partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata) prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) purple giant hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quackgrass (Elymus repens) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) sky-blue aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida) sweet clover (Melilotus spp.) switch grass (Panicum virgatum var. virgatum) tall cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima var. altissima) Virginia stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides) white prairie clover (Dalea candida var. candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white vervain (Verbena urticifolia) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
Acer negundo var. negundo (boxelder) Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Actaea sp. (baneberry) Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop) Agastache scrophulariifolia (purple giant hyssop) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (white snakeroot) Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch) Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum) Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula (sideoats grama) Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa (false boneset) Bromus kalmii (arctic brome) Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Celtis occidentalis (northern hackberry) Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata (partridge pea) Circaea canadensis (broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade) Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) Cirsium discolor (field thistle) Cryptotaenia canadensis (Canadian honewort) Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus (Great Plains flat sedge) Dalea candida var. candida (white prairie clover) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Daucus carota ssp. carota (Queen Anne’s lace) Desmodium canadense (Canadian tick-trefoil) Drymocallis arguta (tall cinquefoil) Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower) Echinocystis lobata (wild cucumber) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Elymus repens (quackgrass) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella (Indian blanket) Galium triflorum (fragrant bedstraw) Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum (large-leaved avens) Hackelia virginiana (Virginia stickseed) Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) Helianthus grosseserratus (sawtooth sunflower) Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana (eastern redcedar) Lactuca canadensis (Canada lettuce) Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort) Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover) Liatris ligulistylis (northern plains blazing star) Lobelia siphilitica (great blue lobelia) Lonicera × bella (Bell’s honeysuckle) Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa) Melilotus sp. (sweet clover) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Panicum virgatum var. virgatum (switch grass) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Phryma leptostachya (American lopseed) Physalis heterophylla (clammy groundcherry) Plantago rugelii var. rugelii (black-seeded plantain) Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) Prunus serotina var. serotina (black cherry) Prunus virginiana var. virginiana (chokecherry) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ratibida columnifera (long-headed coneflower) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian black snakeroot) Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) Secale cereale (cereal rye) Setaria viridis var. viridis (green foxtail) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum (cup plant) Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) Solidago altissima var. altissima (tall goldenrod) Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod) Solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (white heath aster) Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster) Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense (sky-blue aster) Syringa vulgaris (common lilac) Teucrium canadense (American germander) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard) Ulmus americana (American elm) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle) Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein) Verbena stricta (hoary vervain) |
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