STE. GENEVIEVE                       51 Orchid Valley

Orchid Valley Natural Area

A 120-acre unit of Hawn State Park with entry by permit only. Designated October 21, 1977.

Natural Features-Superb example of a stream having carved deeply into LaMotte sandstone, creating a terrain of steep valleys and sand-bottom streams flanked with sandstone cliffs, ledges and ravines. At least seven species of orchids and 17 species of ferns have been reported from the area. Orchid Valley Natural Area lies within the Mississippi River Section of the Ozark Border Natural Division. The area is owned by the Department of Natural Resources. For further information contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102, phone 573/751-2479.

Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)