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

Precipitous metabasalt pavement with scattered patches of eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana), fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium).  Western flank of the Blue Ridge near Laurel Springs Gap, Augusta County.  Glenwood-Pedlar District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.