LAWRENCE                       44 Mount Vernon Prairie

Mount Vernon Prairie Natural Area

A 40-acre area located four miles northeast of Mount Vernon in the SE1/4, NE1/4 of Section 17, T28N, R26W, Miller 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated April 16, 1976.

Natural Features--A remnant of upland tallgrass prairie in the Springfield Plateau Section of the Ozark Natural Division. The level to gently sloping prairie is on deep Hoberg soils which contain a fragipan at a depth of 16 to 36 inches. Interesting plants include porcupine grass and fringed poppy mallow. Mount Vernon Prairie is owned by The Nature Conservancy and leased by the Department of Conservation. This is a wildlife refuge. For further information contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Southwest District Office, 2630 N. Mayfair, Springfield, MO 65803, phone 417/895-6880.

Cottontail rabbit		Fringed Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe digitata)