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Rolling Loess Prairies
Ecoregion
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Loess deposits on well drained plains and open low hills characterize the Rolling Loess Prairies ecoregion. Loess deposits tend to be thinner than those found in 47e to the west, generally less than 25 feet in depth except along the Missouri River where deposits are thicker. Potential natural vegetation is a mosaic of mostly tallgrass prairie and areas of oak-hickory forest. Although cropland agriculture is widespread, this region has more areas of woodland and pasture than neighboring 47e.
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Plants
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Myriophyllum verticillatum (species),
“Whorled Water-Milfoil”, “Whorl-Leaf Watermilfoil”, “Whorled Leaf Water Milfoil”, “Whorled Milfoil”
248
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana (species),
“Virginian Pokeweed”, “Pokeweed”, “Inkberry”, “American Nightshade”, “Cancer Jalap”, “Coakum”, “Garget”, “Pigeon Berry”, “Pocan Bush”, “Poke Root”, “Red Ink Plant”, “Redweed”, “Scoke”
230
Observations
JAN - DEC
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (species)
182
Observations
JAN - DEC
Curly Pondweed
Potamogeton crispus (species),
“Curled Pondweed”, “Curly-Leaf Pondweed”
181
Observations
JAN - DEC
Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea (species),
“Creeping Charlie”, “Field Balm”, “Run-Away-Robin”, “Gill-Over-the-Ground”, “Alehoof”, “Tunhoof”, “Catsfoot”
88
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Gray Tree Frog
Hyla versicolor (species)
22
Observations
JAN - DEC
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Hyla chrysoscelis (species)
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger (species),
“Eastern Fox Squirrel”, “Bryant's Fox Squirrel”, “Delmarva Fox Squirrel”
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus (species)
13
Observations
JAN - DEC
Raccoon
Procyon lotor (species),
“Common Raccoon”, “Northern Raccoon”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis (species),
“Common Cardinal”
51,602
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
43,112
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata (species)
41,735
Observations
JAN - DEC
Black-Capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus (species),
“Parus Atricapillus”, “Poecile Atricapilla”
40,086
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus (species)
35,972
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus (species),
“Monarch”, “Milkweed”, “Common Tiger”, “Wanderer”, “Black Veined Brown”, “Common Tiger Wanderer”
11,881
Observations
JAN - DEC
Small Cabbage White
Pieris rapae (species),
“Small White”
114
Observations
JAN - DEC
Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria cybele (species)
98
Observations
JAN - DEC
Colias philodice
SPECIES ·
“Clouded Sulphur”
80
Observations
JAN - DEC
Elkalyce comyntas
SPECIES
68
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Polyporus michelii
SPECIES
18
Observations
JAN - DEC
Stereum complicatum
SPECIES
17
Observations
JAN - DEC
Turkey-tail Mushroom
Trametes versicolor (species)
17
Observations
JAN - DEC
Laetiporus sulphureus
SPECIES ·
“Crab-of-the-Woods”, “Chicken-of-the-Woods”, “Sulphur Polypore”, “Sulphur Shelf”
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
SPECIES
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
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Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Rolling Loess Prairies
Rolling Loess Prairies
Rolling Loess Prairies
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