Dry-Mesic Calcareous Forest (Southern Ridge and Valley / Cumberlands Type) – CEGL007233

A stand of dry-mesic calcareous forest on a siltstone ridge in Breaks Interstate Park, Dickinson County.  Overstory of tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), and white oak (Quercus alba); sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is abundant in the understory, suggesting future successional changes.