Central Appalachian Mafic / Calcareous Barren (Low-Elevation Type) – CEGL006037 (in part)
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), and Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) under a sparse woodland of stunted post oak (Quercus stellata) and eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana); on calcareous Ridgely sandstone pavements, southeast flank of Bald Mountain in Craig County. Eastern Divide Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming