Southern Piedmont Hardpan Forest – CEGL003714
Pignut hickory (Carya glabra)-dominated stand of Southern Piedmont Hardpan Forest on a calcareous siltstone slope along the Banister River near Cedar Hill, Pittsylvania County. Eastern needlegrass (Piptochaetium avenaceum) patch-dominates the herb layer. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming