Red Rock Prairie

 

 

     
 
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Size

 
 

601 acres

 
         
 

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N44 5.151, W95 1.196

 
         
         
 

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          Cottonwood County  
          Southwest Minnesota  
     
 
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Hiking Trails

 
 

No maintained trails

 
     
 

Hunting

 
 

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Ecology
 
 

Ecological Classification

  Ecological Classification  
  Ecological Province    

Prairie Parkland Province

   
  Ecological Section    

North Central Glaciated Plains

   
  Ecological Subsection    

Minnesota River Prairie

   
  Land Type Association    

Darfur Bedrock Hills

Renville Till Plain

   
             
 

Native Plant Communities*

   
 

Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Sioux Quartzite Subtype

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

Mesic Prairie (Southern)

   
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Dry Hill Prairie (Southern)

 
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7/3/2005

  8/31/2016            
 
 

Amphibians

 
  northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)   northern leopard frog  
 

Bacteria, Viruses, and Other Pathogens

 
  apical chlorosis of Canada thistle (Pst) (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis)   Pst  
 

Birds

 
 

Three bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)

Special Concern

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

 
 

eBird Field Checklist – East Unit

eBird Field Checklist – West Unit

 
 

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)

Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

 

American Goldfinch

Dark-eyed Junco

Mourning Dove

 
 

Fungi and Lichens

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Lichens List

 
 

Brook Stickleback Lichen (Dermatocarpon luridum)

Orange Rock Posy (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca)

Pebbled Pixie Cup (Cladonia pyxidata)

Yellow Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora socialis)

  Yellow Cobblestone Lichen  
 

Insects and Arachnids

 
 

Two insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Endangered

Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Special Concern

regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

 
 

arcigera flower moth (Schinia arcigera)

black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

common wood nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

dog day cicada (Neotibicen canicularis)

eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis)

goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

sword-bearing conehead (Neoconocephalus ensiger)

twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella)

western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

yellowjacket (Vespula sp.)

 

Carolina grasshopper

eastern pondhawk

monarch

twelve-spotted skimmer

 
 

Mammals

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

 
 

plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius)

whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

  whitetail deer  
 

Plants

 
 

Ten plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:

Endangered

Wolf’s spikerush (Eleocharis wolfii)

Threatened

Louisiana broomrape (Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)

tapertip flatsedge (Cyperus acuminatus)

Special Concern

buffalo grass (Buchloë dactyloides)

northern yellow-eyed grass (Xyris montana)

rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium)

tumblegrass (Schedonnardus paniculatus)

water mudwort (Limosella aquatica)

 
 

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

 
 

Plants frequently found in:

Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Sioux Quartzite Subtype ROs12a2

Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) UPs13d

Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a

     
 

 

alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa)

alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)

American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus)

American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

American plum (Prunus americana)

American stinging nettle (Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis)

bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus)

black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus)

black medick (Medicago lupulina)

blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

bouncing bet (Saponaria officinalis)

bracted vervain (Verbena bracteata)

bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa)

Canada lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)

Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)

Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis)

Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus)

catnip (Nepeta cataria)

clammy groundcherry (Physalis heterophylla)

clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata)

common burdock (Arctium minus)

common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale)

common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)

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)

Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

curly dock (Rumex crispus)

curly-cup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)

dark green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens)

Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria)

devil’s beggarticks (Bidens frondosa)

dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata)

downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)

downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida)

field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

field thistle (Cirsium discolor)

Flodman’s thistle (Cirsium flodmanii)

fluxweed (Isanthus brachiatus)

foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum)

giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum)

giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)

giant sunflower (Helianthus giganteus)

goldmoss stonecrop (Sedum acre)

grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)

gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)

gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

green foxtail (Setaria viridis var. viridis)

grimmia dry rock moss (Grimmia laevigata)

heart-leaved four o’clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea)

heart-leaved golden alexanders (Zizia aptera)

hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

hoary vervain (Verbena stricta)

Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis)

late goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

leadplant (Amorpha canescens)

little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

many-headed sedge (Carex sychnocephala)

marijuana (Cannabis sativa var. sativa)

Maximilian’s sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)

meadow garlic (Allium canadense var. canadense)

Mexican dock (Rumex triangulivalvis)

narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia)

northern plains blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis)

northern water plantain (Alisma triviale)

northern yellow-eyed grass (Xyris montana)

panicled aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum)

perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)

plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides ssp. acanthoides)

porcupine grass (Hesperostipa spartea)

prairie bush clover (Lespedeza leptostachya)

prairie cordgrass (Sporobolus michauxianus)

prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)

prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)

prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)

prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata)

prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola)

prairie onion (Allium stellatum)

purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum)

prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)

purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum)

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota)

rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium)

red clover (Trifolium pratense)

reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata)

rock spikemoss (Selaginella rupestris)

rough barnyard grass (Echinochloa muricata var. muricata)

rough blazing star (Liatris aspera var. aspera)

rough bugleweed (Lycopus asper)

rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica)

rough false pennyroyal (Hedeoma hispida)

rough rattlesnake root (Nabalus asper)

round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata)

Scouler’s popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys scouleri)

scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine)

showy goldenrod species complex (Solidago speciosa complex)

Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)

smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)

smooth brome (Bromus inermis)

smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra)

smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)

spotted lady’s thumb (Persicaria maculosa)

spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata)

stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida ssp. rigida)

stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus)

sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)

sunbright (Phemeranthus parviflorus)

tall beggarticks (Bidens vulgata)

timothy (Phleum pratense ssp. pratense)

vernal water-starwort (Callitriche palustris)

violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea)

Virginia groundcherry (Physalis virginiana var. virginiana)

water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia)

western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)

western sunflower (Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis)

western tansy mustard (Descurainia pinnata ssp. brachycarpa)

white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba)

white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens)

white mulberry (Morus alba)

white poplar (Populus alba)

white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana)

white sweet clover (Melilotus albus)

wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

wild grape (Vitis riparia)

Wolf’s spikerush (Eleocharis wolfii)

woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea)

woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum)

woundwort (Stachys pilosa var. arenicola)

yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila ssp. pumila)

yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius)

yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

 

Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)

Agrimonia striata (roadside agrimony)

Alisma triviale (northern water plantain)

Allium canadense var. canadense (meadow garlic)

Allium stellatum (prairie onion)

Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina foxtail)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)

Ambrosia psilostachya (western ragweed)

Ambrosia trifida (giant ragweed)

Amorpha canescens (leadplant)

Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp)

Arctium minus (common burdock)

Arctium tomentosum (woolly burdock)

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage)

Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed)

Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

Bidens frondosa (devil’s beggarticks)

Bidens vulgata (tall beggarticks)

Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)

Bromus inermis (smooth brome)

Callitriche palustris (vernal water-starwort)

Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed)

Cannabis sativa var. sativa (marijuana)

Carduus acanthoides (plumeless thistle)

Carex sychnocephala (many-headed sedge)

Cicuta maculata (spotted water hemlock)

Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)

Cirsium discolor (field thistle)

Cirsium flodmanii (Flodman’s thistle)

Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed)

Coreopsis palmata (prairie coreopsis)

Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover)

Daucus carota ssp. carota (Queen Anne’s lace)

Descurainia pinnata ssp. brachycarpa (western tansy mustard)

Dianthus armeria ssp. armeria (Deptford pink)

Echinochloa muricata var. muricata (rough barnyard grass)

Eleocharis wolfii (Wolf’s spikerush)

Epilobium coloratum (purpleleaf willowherb)

Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail)

Eragrostis spectabilis (purple lovegrass)

Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed)

Erigeron strigosus (prairie fleabane)

Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium (rattlesnake master)

Euthamia graminifolia (grass-leaved goldenrod)

Fallopia convolvulus (black bindweed)

Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash)

Gentiana puberulenta (downy gentian)

Grimmia laevigata (grimmia dry rock moss)

Grindelia squarrosa (curly-cup gumweed)

Hedeoma hispida (rough false pennyroyal)

Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed)

Helianthus giganteus (giant sunflower)

Helianthus maximiliani (Maximilian’s sunflower)

Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis (western sunflower)

Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus (stiff sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (smooth oxeye)

Hesperostipa spartea (porcupine grass)

Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley)

Isanthus brachiatus (fluxweed)

Lactuca canadensis (Canada lettuce)

Lactuca serriola (prickly lettuce)

Leonurus cardiaca ssp. cardiaca (common motherwort)

Lespedeza capitata (round-headed bush clover)

Lespedeza leptostachya (prairie bush clover)

Liatris aspera var. aspera (rough blazing star)

Liatris ligulistylis (northern plains blazing star)

Liatris punctata var. punctata (dotted blazing star)

Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus (bird’s-foot trefoil)

Lycopus americanus (American bugleweed)

Lycopus asper (rough bugleweed)

Medicago lupulina (black medick)

Medicago sativa ssp. sativa (alfalfa)

Melilotus albus (white sweet clover)

Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover)

Mirabilis nyctaginea (heart-leaved four o’clock)

Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

Morus alba (white mulberry)

Myosoton aquaticum (giant chickweed)

Nabalus asper (rough rattlesnake root)

Nepeta cataria (catnip)

Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose)

Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel)

Oxalis violacea (violet wood sorrel)

Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine)

Persicaria amphibia (water smartweed)

Persicaria maculosa (spotted lady’s thumb)

Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass)

Phemeranthus parviflorus (sunbright)

Phleum pratense ssp. pratense (timothy)

Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida (downy phlox)

Physalis heterophylla (clammy groundcherry)

Physalis virginiana var. virginiana (Virginia groundcherry)

Plagiobothrys scouleri (Scouler’s popcorn flower)

Poa compressa (Canada bluegrass)

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass)

Populus alba (white poplar)

Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil)

Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil)

Prunus americana (American plum)

Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower)

Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)

Rosa arkansana (prairie rose)

Rumex crispus (curly dock)

Rumex triangulivalvis (Mexican dock)

Sambucus canadensis (American elderberry)

Saponaria officinalis (bouncing bet)

Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)

Scirpus atrovirens (dark green bulrush)

Sedum acre (goldmoss stonecrop)

Selaginella rupestris (rock spikemoss)

Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail)

Setaria viridis var. viridis (green foxtail)

Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion)

Solidago altissima (late goldenrod)

Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod)

Solidago rigida ssp. rigida (stiff goldenrod)

Solidago speciosa complex (showy goldenrod species complex)

Sonchus arvensis (perennial sow thistle)

Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass)

Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed)

Sporobolus michauxianus (prairie cordgrass)

Stachys pilosa var. arenicola (woundwort)

Symphyotrichum laeve (smooth blue aster)

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (panicled aster)

Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion)

Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue)

Tragopogon dubius (yellow goat’s beard)

Trifolium hybridum (alsike clover)

Trifolium pratense (red clover)

Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover)

Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata (clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass)

Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail)

Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)

Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis (American stinging nettle)

Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus (common mullein)

Verbena bracteata (bracted vervain)

Verbena hastata (blue vervain)

Verbena stricta (hoary vervain)

Vernonia fasciculata ssp. fasciculata (prairie ironweed)

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s root)

Vitis riparia (wild grape)

Xyris montana (northern yellow-eyed grass)

Zizia aptera (heart-leaved golden alexanders)

 

alsike clover

American elderberry

bird’s-foot trefoil

blue vervain

bouncing bet

Canadian milkvetch

catnip

common evening primrose

common sneezeweed

Culver’s root

Deptford pink

downy gentian

downy phlox

smooth oxeye

field thistle

heart-leaved four o’clock

hedge bindweed

leadplant

Maximilian’s sunflower

meadow garlic

prairie fleabane (var. strigosus)

prairie ironweed

prairie onion

prairie rose

purple prairie clover

rattlesnake master

red clover

rough cinquefoil

sulphur cinquefoil

stiff goldenrod

stiff sunflower (ssp. subrhomboideus)

purple meadow-rue

violet wood sorrel

white campion

white clover

yellow goat's beard

yellow sweet clover

yellow wood sorrel

 

 

 

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