Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes
in the Glaciated Prairie Region

Plate 1


jpg -- Ephemeral Pond, Cover Type 1 (I-1)
Plate 1. Ephemeral pond, cover type 1 (I-1), early spring aspect shortly after surface water had disappeared. Last year's growth of low-prairie species include Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana), Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis). May 7, 1963, Stutsman County, N. Dak.


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