Potomac Gorge Riverside Outcrop Barren – CEGL006491

Sticky goldenrod (Solidago racemosa), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium), and a single seedling of Virgina pine (Pinus virginiana) find a rooting niche in a crevice of metasedimentary rocks along the Potomac River at Madeira School in Fairfax County.