High-Elevation Outcrop Barren (Greenland Sandwort Igneous / Metamorphic Type) – CEGL008509
The Greenland sandwort (Minuartia groenlandica) type of high-elevation outcrop barren is endemic to the Virginia Blue Ridge and known from only two rocky summits, in Floyd and Nelson counties. Buffalo Mountain State Natural Area Preserve, Floyd County. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming