Glynn Prairie SNA
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80 Acres Located Fom Tracy 4 miles W on Hwy 14, then N 1.5 miles on Co Rd 9. Site is on W side of the road. Park on field road at NE corner of site. Lyon County Twp 109N Rng 40W Sec 7 Type: Prairie Grasslands ECS Subsection: Coteau Moraines |
Description:
The Glynn family donated this land to The Nature Conservancy, which in turn gifted the site to the SNA Program. The 35-acre level mesic blacksoil prairie is a rare plant community in this area of rich farmland. Much of the prairie slopes toward an old stream channel, where the prairie community becomes wetter. Slight knolls gently undulate along the slope. Once used as sheep pasture, some native plants may have been lost to grazing, yet the species list is rich. Prairie grasses include big bluestem, Indian grass, prairie cordgrass and porcupine grass. Leadplant, ground plum, larkspur, purple coneflower, prairie gentian, blazing star, gayfeather, flax, monarda, evening primrose, heart-leaved alexanders, and death camus complete this rich portrait of deep-soil prairie. Butterflies gather under the summer sun to feed on this unique source of nectar in a surrounding sea of cropland.
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