Schell-Osage Prairie Relicts
ST. CLAIR 33 Schell-Osage Prairie Relicts
Yellow Coneflowers (Echinacea paradoxa)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
The area consists of 42 acres of prairie located within the Schell-Osage Conservation Area west of Taberville on Hwy Y. El Dorado Springs North 7.5 min. topographic map. Some of these areas are difficult to find and require walk-in access. Others are along county roads. Designated April 17, 1975.
Natural Features
Five separate tracts, ranging from 3.5 to 15 acres each, with buffer land that is being managed to restore its prairie quality. Although these areas are small, they are important remnants of the prairie that once existed in the Osage Plains Natural Division. Schell-Osage Prairie Relicts Natural Area is owned by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Osage District Office, 722 E. Hwy 54, P.O. Box 106, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744, phone 417/876-5226.
