 The mounded prairie region is located on top of the plateaus , characterized by many species grasses and wildflowers around the vernal pools , with mounds of soil created by erosion . The dwarf woolly meadowfoam , a plant endemic to the Table Rocks , grows near these pools . They bloom for about ten days in April . When filled in the winter and early spring , the pools are also a known habitat for the vernal pool fairy shrimp ( <unk> <unk> ) , a threatened species . 
