United States, Minnesota, Stearns, Level outwash plain 3 miles west of Padua, 7.5 miles north of Brooten.
45.61178883 -95.11464727
5053090N 335118E; T125N R35W sec29
408 meters
1340 feet
Uncommon in small (~3-acre) mesic prairie and sedge meadow remnant. In full sun to partial shade of patchy to rather dense shrubs and small trees including Salix petiolaris, S. discolor, S. bebbiana, Cornus stolonifera, Populus tremuloides, and P. balsamifera. Small loose groups of culms in deep, moist, black loamy soil; some plants in shallow water.
Associates include Carex pellita, C. tetanica, C. buxbaumii, Andropogon gerardii, Poa pratensis, Juncus arcticus, Commandra umbellata, Hypoxis hirsuta, Cypripedium candidum, Fragaria virginiana, Zizia aurea, Packera aurea, Cirsium muticum, Galium boreale.