Central Appalachian Shale Barren (Northern Type) – CEGL006288
Shale barren wild buckwheat (Eriogonum allenii) on a barren near the west foot of the Massanutten Mountains below Woodstock Gap, Shenandoah County. This species is a strict shale-barren endemic, and also endemic to western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. Lee Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming