Locality:
United States, Wisconsin, Dane, Waunakee. Ripp Prairies, unit between (W of) Madigan & (E of) McChesney Rds., 1 mi. S of Co. Hwy. V, 3 mi. (airline distance) due N of Waunakee, 12 mi. NNW of capitol building, Madison.
43.23743924 -89.45397589 +-285m.
Verbatim Coordinates:
T09N R09E sec20 SE4SE4SW4;
Georeference Remarks:
Latitude/Longitude was derived from the Township, Range, Section location. This causes an imprecision.
Elevation:
314 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
1030 ft
Habitat:
Dry-mesic prairie near base of moderately steep, N-facing slope. All within a 1-m-diam. circle: Poa compressa-dominant, Poa pratensis-subdominant, with Amorpha canescens, Anemone cylindrica, Cirsium discolor, Euphorbia corollata, Euthamia graminifolia, Helianthus pauciflorus, Heuchera richardsonii, Linaria vulgaris, Lithospermum canescens, Lobelia spicata-a sizable population, Melilotus sp., Phleum pratense, Phlox pilosa, Sporobolus heterolepis, Stipa spartea, Valeriana edulis ssp. ciliata, Viola pedatifida. Much of the Panicum present. Soil: dark brown silt loam over silt loam and silty clay loam subsoils; mixed with stones. Formerly grazed, now being managed by TPE using brushing and prescribed burning.