Cowbane Prairie Natural Area Preserve

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°W / 38.0223; -79.0582Coordinates: 38°01′20″N 79°03′30″W / 38.0223°N 79.0582°W / 38.0223; -79.0582[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

1. ^ Cowbane Prairie State Nature Preserve protectedplanet.net
2. ^ Preserve webpage