High-Elevation Outcrop Barren (Greenland Sandwort Igneous / Metamorphic Type) – CEGL008509
The Greenland sandwort (Minuartia groenlandica) type of high-elevation outcrop barren occupies most of the larger faces of open rock on and near the summit of Buffalo Mountain in Floyd County. Buffalo Mountain State Natural Area Preserve. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming