POLK                       46 La Petite Gemme Prairie

La Petite Gemme Natural Area

A 37-acre area located two miles south and one mile west of Bolivar on a gravel road off of U.S. 13, in SW1/4, NW1/4 of Section 25, T33N, R23W, Bolivar 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated June 21, 1977.

Natural Features--A scenic upland prairie on soils derived from shale and limestone in the Springfield Plateau Section of the Ozark Natural Division. Soils are Parsons silt loam, Summit silty clay loam and Liberal silt loam. The name is French for "the little gem" and recognizes the French influence on Missouri as well as the gemlike quality of the prairie wildflowers. This prairie is owned by the Missouri Prairie Foundation and managed by the Department of Conservation. For further information and a brochure of the site contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Southwest District Office, 2630 N. Mayfair, Springfield, MO 65803, phone 417/895-6880.

Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa)		Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)