- Cowbane Prairie Natural Area Preserve
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Cowbane Prairie Natural Area Preserve Location Augusta County, Virginia Nearest city Stuarts Draft, Virginia Coordinates 38°01′20″N 79°03′30″W / 38.0223°N 79.0582°WCoordinates: 38°01′20″N 79°03′30″W / 38.0223°N 79.0582°W[1] Area 63 acres (25 ha) Governing body Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Official website Cowbane Prairie Natural Area Preserve is a 63-acre (25 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Augusta County, Virginia, along the western slope of the Blue Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley. It preserves a fine example of a wet prairie containing such rare plants as queen-of-the-prairie, blueflag, and marsh-speedwell. These are rare in Virginia, if common in the Midwest, and occur only at a handful of sites.[2]
References
- ^ Cowbane Prairie State Nature Preserve protectedplanet.net
- ^ Preserve webpage
Categories:- Virginia Natural Area Preserves
- Protected areas of Augusta County, Virginia
- Virginia protected area stubs
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia geography stubs
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