Central Appalachian High-Elevation Heath Barren / Pavement - CEGL003939

Shrub thicket of Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense), mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), and witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana) follows a crevice in granitic barrens on Maintop Mountain (elev. 3900 ft), near Montebello, Nelson County.  Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.