Mima Mounds State Natural Area Preserve
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krazykatzen
N 46° 54.270 W 123° 02.910
10T E 496306 N 5194552
Mima Mounds Prairie is a great place to view wildflowers from May through September. Lupine, Paintbrush, and Camas Lily are abundant in spring. Daisy, Oregon Sunshine, and Yarrow abundant in summer.
Waymark Code: WM4A1K
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2008
Views: 55
For the preservation of this locality, collection or picking is prohibited!
Mima Mounds Prairie is a geologically unique area consisting of large unexplained mounds that are either round or elliptical in shape, standing from one to two meters in height, and having a diameter from two to three meters. The Preserve is 637 acres in size and contains the best remaining examples of the unique Mima Mounds prairie. An interpretive trail, suitable for the disabled, meanders through the strange mounds and wildflowers. Longer walks are also available. The Preserve is open to the public everyday, but gates close at dusk.
Directions: Exit I-5 at Littlerock. Drive west through Littlerock and continue on 128th Avenue SW until it ends at an intersection with Waddell Creek Road. Turn right on Waddell Creek Road. The Mima Mounds entrance will be on the left.
Species:
Achillea millefolium - Yarrow (summer)
Balsamorhize sagittata - Balsamroot (spring)
Camassia quamash - Common Camas Lily (spring)
Castilleja miniata - Red Paintbursh (spring)
Erigeron peregrinus - Subalpine Daisy (summer)
Eriophyllum lanatum - Oregon Sunshine(summer)
hypochaeris radicata - Hairy cat's ear (summer)
Leucanthemum vulgare - Oxeye daisy (summer)
Lomatium spp - Prairie parsley (summer)
Lupinus polyphyllus - Largeleaf lupine (spring)
Zygadenus venenosus - Death camas (spring)
Habitat Type: native coastal prairie
Parking Area: N 46° 54.313 W 123° 02.855
Terrain Rating: 
Best Viewing Time: From: 05/01/2008 To: 09/15/2008
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