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Oronoco Prairie SNA





			Olmsted County




Size	80 acres

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Parking	N44 8.381, W92 29.320

Hiking Trails	None

Hunting	No hunting

Ecological Classification	Province	Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Section	Paleozoic Plateau
	Subsection(s)	Rochester Plateau
	Land Type Association(s)	Lewiston Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern)

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Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Fungi

	Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa)

Insects and Arachnids

	American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) common green darner (Anax junius) common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala nephala) dog day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis) goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) great black wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) monarch (Danaus plexippus) red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) the neighbor (Haploa contigua) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Mammals

	plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Plants	Five plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – edible valerian (Valeriana edulis var. ciliata), tuberous Indian plantain (Arnoglossum plantagineum) Special concern – white wild indigo (Baptisia lactea var. lactea), prairie moonwort (Botrychium campestre), Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) UPs13c

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American germander (Teucrium canadense) American stickseed (Hackelia deflexa var. americana) annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black oak (Quercus velutina) black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) boxelder (Acer negundo) broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis) bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis) Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. virginiana) clammy groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) curly dock (Rumex crispus) cylindric blazing star (Liatris cylindracea) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) field thistle (Cirsium discolor) flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida var. trifida) giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum) green foxtail (Setaria viridis) harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) heal-all (Prunella vulgaris) heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) late goldenrod (Solidago altissima) leadplant (Amorpha canescens) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) pale dock (Rumex altissimus) paleleaf woodland sunflower (Helianthus strumosus) plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides) prairie blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium campestre) prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium) red clover (Trifolium pratense) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough-fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula) sleepy catchfly (Silene antirrhina) smooth hedge nettle (Stachys tenuifolia) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) timothy (Phleum pratense) toothed evening primrose (Oenothera serrulata) tower mustard (Turritis glabra) Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white prairie clover (Dalea candida) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. altissima) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) white wild indigo (Baptisia lactea var. lactea) whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) wild grape (Vitis riparia) wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) winter cress (Barbarea vulgaris) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta) yellowish gentian (Gentiana alba)

Visits	8/12/2000 9/18/2004 5/16/2005 7/25/2010

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