Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest – CEGL007285
Fringed phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) dominates the early-spring aspect of a northern hardwood forest on the lower east slope of Whitetop Mountain near Elk Garden, Grayson/Smyth counties. Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming