Minnesota Seasons - Sedan Brook Prairie SNA


Sedan Brook Prairie SNA





			Stearns County




Size	225 acres

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Parking	N45 32.529, W95 5.445

Hiking Trails	None

Hunting	No hunting

Ecological Classification	Province	Prairie Parkland Province
	Section	North Central Glaciated Plains
	Subsection(s)	Minnesota River Prairie
	Land Type Association(s)	Bellgrade Sand Plain

Native Plant Communities¹	Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Sedge Meadow

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Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) nest on this site. Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

	American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Great Egret (Ardea alba) Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

Insects and Arachnids


	dot-tailed whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) eyed brown (Lethe eurydice) Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) monarch (Danaus plexippus) northern crescent (Phyciodes cocyta selenis) viceroy (Limenitis archippus) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)

Mammals

	Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis canadensis)

Plants	One plant species with protected status in Minnesota is found here: Special concern – small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum) University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List Plants frequently found in: Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) MRn83a Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a Sedge Meadow WMn82b

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American vetch (Vicia americana ssp. americana) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) black medick (Medicago lupulina) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) dwarf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) flat-topped aster (Doellingeria umbellata var. pubens) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys pilosa var. pilosa) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) prairie groundsel (Packera plattensis) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white spruce (Picea glauca) wild grape (Vitis riparia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris) yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Visits	6/19/2006

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