Central Appalachian Mafic / Calcareous Barren (Mid-Elevation Type) – CEGL008529

Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium), hoary mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum), and woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) co-dominate a steep metabasalt barren on the Northern Blue Ridge near Lewis Spring Falls, Shenandoah National Park.