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Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes
in the Glaciated Prairie Region

Plate 3

jpg -- Temporary Pond, Fresh, Cover Type 2 (II-A-2)

Plate 3. Temporary pond, fresh, cover type 2 (II-A-2). Old-growth wet-meadow vegetation composed chiefly of scattered false-aster (Boltonia latisquama) in open central portion, surrounded by a dense stand of fowl bluegrass (Poa palustris). May 7, 1963, Stutsman County, N. Dak.

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Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes in the Glaciated Prairie Region

Plate 3

Classification of Natural Ponds and Lakes
in the Glaciated Prairie Region