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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Stinson Prairie, a 12.5 ha native preserve, is a rich grassland exhibiting the full range of prairie vegetation. Situated on a rolling moraine, topographic differences produce four main vegetation types: dry prairie, mesic prairie, swales and pothholes. Species richness is highest in the mesic prairie and lowest in the swales and pothholes. Stinson Prairie, although small, is well preserved, and compared to Kalsow Prairie (mesic) and Sheeder Prairie (dry), shows a well-developed vegetation gradient. Cypripedium candidum, an orchid rare in Iowa, is found on Stinson Prairie.
Publication Date
September 1976
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
83
Issue
3
First Page
88
Last Page
93
Copyright
©1976 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Glenn-Lewin, David C.
(1976)
"The Vegetation of Stinson Prairie, Kossuth County, Iowa,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 83(3), 88-93.
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https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol83/iss3/4