Niawathe Prairie
Niawathe Prairie Natural Area
Upland tallgrass prairie of the Springfield Plateau Section of the Ozark Natural Division. This level to hilly prairie occurs on soils of the Parsons, Barco, Barden, Collinsville and Keeno series. Soils vary from deep to shallow, with sandstone rocks exposed in places. Northern harrier, greater prairie chicken and Henslow's sparrow nest on the area, and short-eared owl occurs during the winter. Interesting plants include fringed poppy mallow, blue false indigo, royal catchfly and the endangered Mead's milkweed.
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GPS parking lot.
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