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The Algific Talus slope.
The name of the cold producing slope found in the Driftless Region of the Midwest.
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Shale
A soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs.
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Pleistocene Snail
An animal thought to be extinct.
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Touch-me-nots
They grow inwards and droop down when touched
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16.
The number of Algific Talus slopes in Iowa.
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Algific Talus
A very rare and fragile ecosystem and habitat that only exists in the Driftless Area.
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Boreal Top
An air breathing land snail
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Swamp Saxifrage
A thin stalked plant with yellow flowers clustered at the bottom.
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The Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin.
The name of the organization that preserves the slopes.
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Pleistocene
Relating to or denoting to the first epoch of the Quaternary period.
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Big Brown Bat and Little Brown Bat
Two bats of varying size.
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Naked Miterwort
Light green single leaf plant.
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Anywhere from a few yards to half a mile.
What is the length of the slopes?
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Dolomite
A mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals and in limestone.
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Gray Ratsnake
It lives in treetops commonly
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Adoxa Moschatellina
The scientific name for the Good Friday Plant.
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At the base of cliffs.
Where can the slopes be commonly found?
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Liverworts
A small flowerless green plant with leaf-like stems or lobed leaves, occurring in moist habitats.
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Eastern Pipistrelle
A tricolored bat.
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Liverworts
A small flowerless green plant with leaf-like stems or lobed leaves, occurring in moist habitats. lobed leaves, occurring in moist habitats.
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