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Hidden Prairie Nature Preserve is owned by the Shirley Heinze Land Trust and encompasses 60 acres in the northwest corner of the Hobart Marsh complex. It is characterized by an ecotone that ranges from wet-mesic prairie to swamp to marsh to open water. The prairie is fairly high quality with such species as Prairie Dock, Marsh Blazing Star, Tall Coreopsis, Yellow Coneflower, Golden Alexanders and Blue-Eyed Grass.

Species list for all plots
To prevent poaching, endangered species are not included in this list. More info...

>>Compare against other sites/plots Latin Name Common Name Map Strata Native? Acalypha rhomboidea three-seeded mercury YES Acer saccharinum silver maple YES Achillea millefolium yarrow; milfoil YES Agrimonia gryposepala tall agrimony YES Agrimonia parviflora swamp agrimony YES Agrimonia pubescens soft agrimony YES Agrostis gigantea redtop NO [invasive] Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed YES Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed YES Andropogon gerardii big bluestem; turkeyfoot YES Anemone virginiana tall anemone; thimbleweed YES Apocynum sibiricum prairie indian hemp; dogbane YES Asclepias   ? Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed YES Asclepias purpurascens purple milkweed YES Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed YES Aster lanceolatus var. simplex panicled aster YES Aster lateriflorus side-flowering aster YES Aster novae-angliae New England aster YES Aster pilosus hairy aster; frost-weed aster YES Bidens   ? Calamagrostis canadensis blue joint grass YES Carex   ? Carex cristatella crested oval sedge YES Carex molesta field oval sedge YES Carex normalis spreading oval sedge YES Carex pellita broad-leaved woolly sedge YES Carex swanii downy green sedge YES Carex vulpinoidea brown fox sedge YES Carya hickory ? Centaurium pulchellum showy centaury NO Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ox-eye daisy NO [invasive] Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis enchanter's nightshade YES Cirsium arvense field thistle; Canada thistle NO [invasive] Cirsium discolor pasture thistle YES Cirsium muticum swamp