Venlo

Dakota Prairie Grasslands · North Dakota · 5,317 acres · RoadlessArea Rule (2001)
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Observed Species (72)

Species with confirmed research-grade observation records from iNaturalist community science data.

American Basswood (1)
Tilia americana
American Germander (1)
Teucrium canadense
American Goldfinch (1)
Spinus tristis
Baltimore Oriole (2)
Icterus galbula
Big Bluestem (1)
Andropogon gerardi
Black-eyed-Susan (1)
Rudbeckia hirta
Blue Grama (1)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Vervain (2)
Verbena hastata
Box-elder (1)
Acer negundo
Bur Oak (1)
Quercus macrocarpa
Canada Anemone (1)
Anemonastrum canadense
Canadian Toad (1)
Anaxyrus hemiophrys
Carolina Larkspur (1)
Delphinium carolinianum
Choke Cherry (1)
Prunus virginiana
Clammy Ground-cherry (1)
Physalis heterophylla
Clasping-leaf Dogbane (3)
Apocynum cannabinum
Common Dandelion (1)
Taraxacum officinale
Corrugate-seed Broomspurge (1)
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Crested Wheatgrass (1)
Agropyron cristatum
Curly-cup Gumweed (1)
Grindelia squarrosa
Dame's Rocket (1)
Hesperis matronalis
Dotted Gayfeather (3)
Liatris punctata
Downy Indigobush (5)
Amorpha canescens
Field Chickweed (1)
Cerastium arvense
Field Pennycress (1)
Thlaspi arvense
Field Sagewort (1)
Artemisia campestris
Glade Onion (2)
Allium stellatum
Greenhead Coneflower (1)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Hairy False Goldenaster (2)
Heterotheca villosa
Hairy Hedge-nettle (1)
Stachys pilosa
Hoary False Alyssum (1)
Berteroa incana
Hoary Puccoon (2)
Lithospermum canescens
Hoary Vervain (3)
Verbena stricta
John's-cabbage (1)
Hydrophyllum virginianum
King Bolete (1)
Boletus edulis
Large-bract Vervain (1)
Verbena bracteata
Large-flower Beardtongue (2)
Penstemon grandiflorus
Lobster Mushroom (1)
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Marsh-marigold (1)
Caltha palustris
Narrowleaf Meadowsweet (4)
Spiraea alba
Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower (1)
Echinacea angustifolia
Needle-and-Thread (1)
Hesperostipa comata
Norwegian Cinquefoil (1)
Potentilla norvegica
Pale-spike Lobelia (1)
Lobelia spicata
Perennial Ragweed (1)
Ambrosia psilostachya
Petticoat Mottlegill (1)
Panaeolus papilionaceus
Plains Pocket Gopher (1)
Geomys bursarius
Prairie Junegrass (1)
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Rose (2)
Rosa arkansana
Prairie Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia frigida
Prairie Spiderwort (1)
Tradescantia occidentalis
Prairie Sunflower (2)
Helianthus petiolaris
Purple Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea purpurea
Quaking Aspen (2)
Populus tremuloides
Raccoon (1)
Procyon lotor
Reed Canarygrass (1)
Phalaris arundinacea
Richardson's Alumroot (1)
Heuchera richardsonii
Sand Dropseed (1)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Silky Prairie-clover (4)
Dalea villosa
Slender Beardtongue (1)
Penstemon gracilis
Smooth Sumac (3)
Rhus glabra
Square-stem Monkeyflower (1)
Mimulus ringens
Swamp Milkweed (2)
Asclepias incarnata
Tall Cinquefoil (2)
Drymocallis arguta
Upland Sandpiper (2)
Bartramia longicauda
Upright Prairie Coneflower (6)
Ratibida columnifera
Virginia Creeper (1)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Mountainmint (1)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Western Hog-nosed Snake (1)
Heterodon nasicus
Western Wallflower (2)
Erysimum capitatum
White Prairie-clover (1)
Dalea candida
White Sagebrush (1)
Artemisia ludoviciana
Federally Listed Species (5)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring within this area based on range and habitat data. These designations do not indicate confirmed presence — they identify habitat where agency actions may require consultation under the Endangered Species Act.

Dakota Skipper
Hesperia dacotaeThreatened
Western Prairie White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera praeclaraThreatened
Monarch
Danaus plexippusProposed Threatened
Regal Fritillary
Argynnis idalia occidentalisProposed Threatened
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus suckleyiProposed Endangered
Other Species of Concern (15)

Species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range and habitat data.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger surinamenisis
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
LeConte's Sparrow
Ammospiza leconteii
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Western Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Migratory Birds of Conservation Concern (13)

Birds of conservation concern identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as potentially occurring based on range data. These species may warrant additional consideration under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Vegetation (6)

Composition from LANDFIRE 2024 EVT spatial analysis. Ecosystems classified per NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems.

Northern & Central Ruderal Meadow
Herb / Exotic Herbaceous · 1,130 ha
52.5%
Northern Tallgrass Prairie
Herb / Grassland · 606 ha
GNR28.2%
Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland
Herb / Agricultural · 163 ha
7.6%
Midwestern Sandy Tallgrass Prairie
Herb / Grassland · 88 ha
GNR4.1%
Great Plains Prairie Pothole Wetland
Herb / Riparian · 72 ha
GNR3.3%
G22.5%

Venlo

Venlo Roadless Area

Dakota Prairie Grasslands, North Dakota · 5,317 acres