High-Elevation Outcrop Barren (Greenland Sandwort Igneous / Metamorphic Type) – CEGL008509

Greenland sandwort (Minuartia groenlandica) in crevices of leucocharnockite, a granitic rock of the Blue Ridge basement complex.  Spy Rock, Nelson County; Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger District, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.