Racine Prairie SNA
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6 Acres Located 1 mile N of Racine on US Hwy 63. Mower County Twp 104N Rng 14W Sec 22 Type: Deciduous Woods ECS Subsection: Rochester Plateau |
Description:
This small remnant of mesic prairie survives along the abandoned Chicago-NorthWestern Railroad right-of-way. Mesic prairie has become quite rare because the valuable soil on which it grows has been almost completely converted to agricultural use. This site contains four rare plant species: wild quinine, white wild indigo, rattlesnake master, and compass plant. To see wildflowers in bloom, visit in early spring for pasque flowers and prairie smoke; in summer, for wild indigo; and in late summer for blazing stars, gray-headed coneflowers, and sunflowers.
