Central Appalachian Chinquapin Oak - Eastern Redcedar Woodland – CEGL006231

Diverse forb vegetation in a redcedar - chinquapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) - Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) woodland on Lincolnshire limestone above Cedar Creek, near Middletown, Frederick County. Nettle-leaf sage (Salvia urticifolia) and downy wood mint (Blephilia ciliata) are flowering in the foreground.  Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation land.