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Biodiversity of Itasca State Park

Includes taxa from following child checklists:
Plants of Itasca State Park
Birds of Itasca State Park
Mammals of Itasca State Park
Amphibians and Reptiles of Itasca State Park
Fishes of Itasca State Park
Grasses of Itasca State Park
Dragonflies of Itasca State Park
Butterflies of Itasca State Park
Fungi of Itasca State Park
Lichens of Itasca State Park
Mosses of Itasca State Park
Caddisflies of Itasca State Park
Bees of Itasca State Park
Authors: Victoria Simons

Families: 385.
Genera: 1024.
Species: 2268.
Total Taxa: 2293.

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grassy open area
grassy open area
on calcareous pebbles in gravel pit
At soil line on calcareous pebbles in gravel pit.
In jackpine forest and on open areas of gravelly soil.
Accipiter striatus - Sharp-shinned Hawk
Forests, Occurrence:spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon), winter (rare)
Astur atricapillus - Northern Goshawk
Forests, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (occasional), fall (occasional), winter (occasional)
Astur cooperii - Cooper's Hawk
Forests, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Buteo jamaicensis - Red-tailed Hawk
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common), winter (rare)
Buteo lagopus - Rough-legged Hawk
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), fall (occasional), winter (uncommon)
Buteo lineatus - Red-shouldered Hawk
Forests, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (occasional), fall (occasional)
Buteo platypterus - Broad-winged Hawk
Forests, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Circus hudsonius - Northern Harrier
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Forests, Occurrence: spring (rare)
Forests, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon), winter (occasional)
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Sambucus racemosa - red berried elder
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Viburnum lentago - nannyberry
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Viburnum opulus - European cranberrybush
Viburnum rafinesquianum - downy arrowwood
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common), winter (occasional)
Megaceryle alcyon - Belted Kingfisher
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common), winter (rare)
Alisma gramineum - grass leaved water plantain
In clear county, Threatened
Alisma triviale - common water plantain
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Sagittaria cristata - crested arrowhead
In Clearwater and Hubbard county. Rare
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
duck potato- borders of waterbodies. Very common
Sagittaria rigida - sessilefruit arrowhead
In Becker and Hubbard County. Common
In clearwater county inside the park, Occasional
Amaranthus albus - tumbleweed
Amaranthus blitoides - prostrate pigweed
In Becker County. Rare
Amaranthus retroflexus - redroot amaranth
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Amaranthus tuberculatus - tamarack waterhemp
In clearwater county inside the park. Rare
Chenopodium album - common pigweed
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
A weed growing on a gopher mound, Uncommon
Chenopodium pratericola - narrow leaf goosefoot
Dry bank at end of Red Pine Forest, Uncommon
Chenopodium simplex - mapleleaf goosefoot
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Occasional
Corispermum americanum - American bugseed
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Ambystoma laterale - Blue-spotted Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum - Tiger Salamander
Rhus glabra - northern smooth sumac
In clearwater county inside and outside the park. Common
Rhus typhina - staghorn sumac
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Rhus x borealis - hybrid sumac
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Toxicodendron rydbergii - common poison ivy
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Very common
Aix sponsa - Wood Duck
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Anas crecca - Green-winged Teal
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (occasional), fall (uncommon)
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common), winter (rare)
Anas rubripes - American Black Duck
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Aythya affinis - Lesser Scaup
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (rare), fall (occasional)
Aythya collaris - Ring-necked Duck
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Branta canadensis - Canada Goose
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common), winter (rare)
Bucephala albeola - Bufflehead
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Bucephala clangula - Common Goldeneye
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Cygnus buccinator - Trumpeter Swan
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Cygnus columbianus - Tundra Swan
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (occasional), fall (occasional)
Lophodytes cucullatus - Hooded Merganser
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Mergus merganser - Common Merganser
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Mergus serrator - Red-breasted Merganser
Lakes and ponds, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (rare), fall (uncommon)
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (occasional), fall (occasional)
Spatula clypeata - Northern Shoveler
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (rare), fall (uncommon)
Spatula discors - Blue-winged Teal
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
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Protandrena aestivalis - Aestival Bare-miner
Clearwater County
Carum carvi - caraway
Edge of woods, Uncommon
Cicuta bulbifera - bulblet-bearing water hemlock
Northern Wet Meadow/Carr, Very Common
Cicuta maculata - spotted water hemlock
Cicuta maculata var. maculata - spotted water hemlock
Moist, sunny exposure, mucky soil, Very Common
Cryptotaenia canadensis - Canadian honewort
Shaded deciduous forest, moist loam and humus, Occasional
Daucus carota - wild carrot
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Heracleum lanatum - common cow-parsnip
Osmorhiza claytonii - Clayton's sweetroot
Pastinaca sativa - wild parsnip
Sanicula marilandica - Maryland sanicle
Sium suave - hemlock waterparsnip
Zizia aptera - heart leaf alexanders
Clearwater County
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Clearwater County
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus affinis - rusty patched bumble bee
Hubbard County
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus borealis - northern amber bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus citrinus - lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus fervidus - yellow bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus flavidus - Fernalde cuckoo bumble bee
Hubbard County
Bombus griseocollis - brown-belted bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus perplexus - confusing bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus rufocinctus - red-belted bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus sandersoni - Sanderson's bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus ternarius - tricolored bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus terricola - yellow-banded bumble bee
Clearwater and Hubbard County
Bombus vagans - half-black bumble bee
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Apocynum androsaemifolium - spreading dogbane
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Apocynum cannabinum - clasping dogbane
Along the lakeshore, Occasional
Apocynum sibiricum - clasping dogbane
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Asclepias ovalifolia - oval-leaf milkweed
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Occasional
Asclepias speciosa - showy milkweed
Norway Pine habitat in Sandy loam soil, Uncommon
Asclepias syriaca - common milkweed
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Chaetura pelagica - Chimney Swift
Urban areas, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Arisaema triphyllum - jack in the pulpit
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Calla palustris - wild calla
In clearwater county inside the park., Very Common
Lemna minor - lesser duckweed
Aquatic. Ponds and Lakes. Very Common.
Lemna trisulca - star duckweed
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: aquatic; verified by: A. Hay; reference: none; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Lemna turionifera - turion duckweed
Spirodela polyrrhiza - greater duckweed
Aquatic. Lakes and streams. Common.
Aralia nudicaulis - wild sarsaparilla
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Aralia racemosa - American spikenard
shady moist woods. Pear paw point. occassional
Ardea alba - Great Egret
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (occasional), fall (rare)
Ardea herodias - Great Blue Heron
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Ardea ibis - Cattle Egret
Grasslands, Occurrence: summer (rare)
Botaurus exilis - Least Bittern
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (rare)
Botaurus lentiginosus - American Bittern
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Marshes, Occurrence:spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night-Heron
Marshes, Occurrence: spring (occasional)
Asarum canadense - Canadian wildginger
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
on jack pine
on balsam fir
in and around swamp with ash, pines, spruce
around old gravel pit and in pines
around old gravel pit and in pines
Coniferous forests, Rare
Originally present, eliminated by 1900, reintroduced ca. 1916, transferred to Northern Minnesota ca. 1938
Odocoileus virginianus - White-tailed Deer
Deciduous and coniferous forests, Abundant
Asparagus officinalis - garden asparagus
Excaped cultivation. Occasional.
Achillea millefolium - common yarrow
Dry hillsides, roadsides. Very Common
Ambrosia artemisiifolia - common ragweed
dry roadsides and fields. Common
Ambrosia psilostachya - western ragweed
Ambrosia trifida - giant ragweed
Weed in disturbed areas. occasional
Anaphalis margaritacea - western pearly everlasting
Open woodlands. Common
Antennaria howellii - field pussytoes
Central Poor Dry Pine Woodland, Occasional
Central Poor Dry Pine Woodland, Occasional
Antennaria parlinii - plantain leaved pussytoes
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Antennaria plantaginifolia - plantain leaved pussytoes
NW slope of Itasca State Park, Uncommon
Arctium minus - common burdock
weed along highways and about habitations., Occasional
Artemisia absinthium - absinthe wormwood
In distrubed soils, borders and fields. occasional
Artemisia biennis - biennial wormwood
open dry sites, squaw lake. Rare
Artemisia campestris - tall wormwood
Lake shores, sandy soils, Uncommon
Artemisia ludoviciana - white sagebrush or sage
At the headwaters, Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Bidens beckii - Beck's water-marigold
3-6 ft of Water, Occasional
Bidens cernua - nodding bur marigold
Marshes and lake borders., Common
Bidens connata - swamp beggar ticks
Bogs, Common
Bidens frondosa - leafy beggar ticks
along wet ditches, Occasional
Bidens tripartita - tufted beggar ticks
Along the lakeshore, Occasional
Carduus acanthoides - spiny plumeless thistle
Fire-disturbed area in mixed hardwood-softweed forest, Uncommon
escaped cultivation, roaside; lake Demming. rare
Centaurea stoebe - spotted knapweed
itroduced weed along roadways; Sucker creek near iron springs. Occasional
Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle
Wet ditches and road margins. common
Cirsium discolor - field thistle
edges of woodlands, road edges. Occasional
Cirsium flodmanii - Flodman's thistle
meadows lake itasca. occasional
Cirsium muticum - swamp thistle
swamps and wet meadows. common
Cirsium vulgare - bull thistle
pasture and woodland weed. occasional
Conyza canadensis - Canadian horseweed
Along roadside, gravel soils, Occasional
Crepis tectorum - yellow hawk's beard
weed in disturbed soil; gravel pit at Biological station. Common
Jack pine woods, sandy soils, Uncommon
Doellingeria umbellata - flat topped aster
Aspen grove, loam-sandy soil, Occasional
Erigeron philadelphicus - Philadelphia fleabane
moist open woodlands and meadows. common
Erigeron strigosus - daisy fleabane
dry fields and pastures. common
Eupatorium perfoliatum - purple boneset
Eurybia macrophylla - large leaved aster
Euthamia graminifolia - grass leaf goldenrod
Eutrochium maculatum - spotted joe pye weed
Eutrochium purpureum - purple joe pye weed
Galinsoga parviflora - soft-stem spikerush
Galinsoga parviflora var. parviflora - small flowered galinsoga
Galinsoga quadriradiata - hairy galinsoga
Gnaphalium uliginosum - marsh cudweed
Helianthus giganteus - swamp sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani - michaelmas daisy
Helianthus pauciflorus - stiff sunflower
Helianthus strumosus - paleleaf woodland sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem artichoke
Hieracium aurantiacum - orange king devil
Hieracium scabrum - sticky hawkweed
Hieracium umbellatum - rough hawkweed
Krigia biflora - two flowered cynthia
Lactuca biennis - biennial blue lettuce
Lactuca canadensis - Canada wild lettuce
Lactuca floridana - Florida wild lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana - Louisiana lettuce
Lactuca serriola - prickly lettuce
Introduced meadows. Common
Liatris aspera - rough blazing star
Liatris ligulistylis - northern blazing star
Liatris pycnostachya - great blazing star
Liatris rosendahlii - northern blazing star
Matricaria chamomilla - wild chamomile
Matricaria discoidea - pineapple weed
Mulgedium pulchellum - beautiful blue lettuce
Packera aurea - golden ragwort
Bogs. Occassional.
Packera paupercula - balsam ragwort
Petasites frigidus - grape leaved sweet colt's foot
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus - arctic sweet coltsfoot
Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus - arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot
Prenanthes alba - white rattlesnakeroot
Ratibida columnifera - upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida pinnata - gray headed coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta - blackeyed Susan
Meadows and openings in woodlands. Common.
Rudbeckia laciniata - cutleaf coneflower
Wet banks, open sun. Rare.
Solidago altissima - Canada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis - Canada goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis - zigzag goldenrod
Solidago gigantea - late goldenrod
Solidago hispida - hairy goldenrod
Solidago juncea - early goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis - gray goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides - uupland white aster
Solidago rigida - stiff goldenrod
Solidago uliginosa - bog goldenrod
Sonchus arvensis - perennial sow thistle
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum - northern heart leaf aster
open woods and fields. Very common
dry pastures and meadows, squaw lake. Rare
Symphyotrichum firmum - red-stemmed aster
biological station. Rare
Symphyotrichum laeve - smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum - eastern lined aster
low meadow. Occasional
Wet meadows. Common
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum - side flowering aster
openings in woodlands. Common
Sandy soil, Desoto lake; Morrison lake. rare
Symphyotrichum praealtum - veiny lined aster
Symphyotrichum puniceum - purplestem aster
Tanacetum vulgare - common tansy
Taraxacum erythrospermum - red seeded dandelion
Taraxacum officinale - common dandelion
Tephroseris palustris - swamp ragwort
Tragopogon dubius - yellow goat
cedar swamp with Thuja, ash, and few white birch
In clearwater county inside the park. Very Common
In clearwater county inside the park. Locally common
Alnus incana - gray alder
In clearwater county inside the park in scrub-shrub zone of floodplain within moist soils, Common
Alnus viridis - green alder
In clearwater county inside the park within aspen-pine groves in loam soil, Occasional
Along steam shoreline and edges of bogs, peat soil, Occasional
Betula papyrifera - paper birch
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Very Common
Betula pumila - bog birch
Scrub-Shrub zone of flood plain, Very Common
Betula x purpusii - Purpus' birch
Within Floating Bog, Uncommon
Betula x sandbergii - Sandberg's birch
Open Bog, Occasional
Carpinus caroliniana - American hornbeam
Low, moist area, full shade, Occasional
Corylus americana - American hazel
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Common
Corylus cornuta - beaked hazelnut
Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest, Occasional
Ostrya virginiana - hop hornbeam
on balsam poplar
Bombycilla cedrorum - Cedar Waxwing
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Bombycilla garrulus - Bohemian Waxwing
Forests, Occurrence: spring (occasional), winter (occasional)
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Echium vulgare - blue weed
In clearwater county outside the park. Locally common
Hackelia deflexa - nodding stickseed
Lappula squarrosa - two row stickseed
In Hubbard county. Locally common
Myosotis sylvatica - garden forget me not
Onosmodium bejariense - soft-hair marbleseed
Arabis pycnocarpa - creamflower rockcress
Sandy-Gravel soils, Uncommon
Escaped from Cultivation - Abandoned field, Uncommon
Berteroa incana - hoary alyssum
Loam soils, Uncommon
Boechera grahamii - spreadingpod rockcress
Bank of Lake, Sandy soil, Occasional
Capsella bursa-pastoris - shepherd's purse
Weed, grassy area, Occasional
Cardamine pensylvanica - Quaker bittercress
Edge of pond, Occasional
Cardamine pratensis - cuckoo flower
In clearwater county within Itasca State Park, Rare
Descurainia pinnata - western tansymustard
Poplar Forest, loam soil, Uncommon
Erysimum cheiranthoides - wormseed mustard
Erysimum inconspicuum - small flowered wallflower
Lepidium densiflorum - green flowered peppergrass
Rorippa palustris - Icelandic yellow cress
Sinapis arvensis - wild mustard
Sisymbrium altissimum - tall tumblemustard
Thlaspi arvense - field pennycress
Turritis glabra - tower mustard
Anaxyrus americanus - American Toad
Brasenia schreberi - watershield
4'-6' of water, Occasional
Grasslands, Occurrence: fall (uncommon), winter (uncommon)
on white birch, det sheard
on fallen log
In spruce tamatack swamp
on base of red pine
around old gravel pit and in pines
Campanula aparinoides - marsh bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides - European bellflower
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
In clearwater county outside the park. Very common
on fallen basswood
around old gravel pit and in pines
Deciduous and coniferous forests, grasslands, Common
Canis lupus - Gray Wolf
Coniferous forests, Common
Deciduous forests, Rare
Deciduous and coniferous forests, grasslands, Common
Humulus lupulus - common hops
In Clearwater Inside and outside the park, and Hubbard county. Occasional
Lonicera caerulea - sweetberry honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis - American fly honeysuckle
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Lonicera dioica - wild honeysuckle
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Occasional
Lonicera hirsuta - hairy honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Lonicera oblongifolia - swamp fly honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Lonicera tatarica - Tatarian honeysuckle
In clearwater county inside the park. Occasional
Symphoricarpos albus - common snowberry
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon)
Chordeiles minor - Common Nighthawk
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
in jack pine stand
Cardinalis cardinalis - Northern Cardinal
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (rare), summer (occasional), fall (occasional), winter (rare)
Passerina cyanea - Indigo Bunting
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (uncommon)
Pheucticus ludovicianus - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Forests, Ocurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Piranga olivacea - Scarlet Tanager
Forests, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Piranga rubra - Summer Tanager
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (rare)
Spiza americana - Dickcissel
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (occasional), summer (occasional), fall (rare)
Arenaria serpyllifolia - thyme-leaf sandwort
Gravel soils in Full sun, Uncommon
Cerastium fontanum - common mouse-ear chickweed
status: not endemic; distribution: not evaluated; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: none; reference: none; expert comment: none; basionym published: year not recorded
Dianthus armeria - Deptford pink
Along roadside, gravel soils, Uncommon
Dianthus barbatus - sweet william
Escaped from Cultivation - Abandoned field, Uncommon
Moehringia lateriflora - grove sandwort
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Hubbard county. Expected in Clearwater county too
Silene antirrhina - sleepy catchfly
In clearwater county both inside and outside the park. Common
Silene csereii - smooth catchfly
Inside the park in both Hubbard and Clearwater counties
In clearwater county outside the park. Occasional
Silene latifolia - white campion
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: Drinkell; reference: FM vol. 16 - 2002 p.42; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1789
Silene noctiflora - sticky cockle
In clearwater county inside the park. Rare
Silene vulgaris - bladder campion
Stellaria crassifolia - fleshy leaved starwort
Stellaria longifolia - long leaf chickweed
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Stellaria media - common chickweed
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: not reported; verified by: Drinkell; reference: FM Portal; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Castor canadensis - American Beaver
Deciduous and coniferous forests, grasslands, Common
Cathartes aura - Turkey Vulture
Open woodlands, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon)
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
Moxostoma macrolepidotum - Shorthead redhorse
Occasional, Present in the Mississippi River
Celastrus scandens - American bittersweet
In clearwater county inside the park. Common
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Mary Lake, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
Lepomis cyanellus - green sunfish
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, and Sucker Brook
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Mary Lake, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Mary Lake, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
Micropterus dolomieu - Smallmouth bass
Uncommon, Introdocued in Lake Itasca
Micropterus salmoides - Largemouth bass
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Mary Lake, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
Common, Present in Lake Itasca, Mary Lake, Elk Lake, Ozawindib Lake, Mississippi River, LaSalle Creek, and Sucker Brook
status: not endemic; distribution: PNG & Indonesia; growth habit: herbaceous; life form: aquatic; verified by: Walsingham; reference: POWOP/IPNI/WCSP; expert comment: none; basionym published: 1753
Ceratophyllum echinatum - spiny coontail
Along the lakeshore, Uncommon
Certhia americana - Brown Creeper
Forests, Occurrence: spring (uncommon), summer (uncommon), fall (uncommon), winter (occasional)
Charadrius semipalmatus - Semipalmated Plover
Shorelines, Occurrence: spring (occasional), fall (occasional)
Grasslands, Occurrence: spring (common), summer (common), fall (common)
Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle
Helianthemum bicknellii - hoary frostweed
dry hillsides. squaw lake. occasional
Lechea intermedia - largepod pinweed
Wegman Farm, north end of Lake Itasca, De Sota lake. Locally Common
Lechea stricta - prairie pinweed
In {Larix} swamp.
In jack pine woods with Cladonia multiformis, C. rangiferina, C. mitis
on rotting log
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