High-Elevation Outcrop Barren (Black Chokeberry Igneous / Metamorphic Type) – CEGL008508

Rand's goldenrod (Solidago randii) in a bedrock (charnockite) opening in high-elevation shrubland at Mount Pleasant, Nelson County, elevation 4000 ft.  Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area, Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.