Central Appalachian Acidic Cove Forest (Hemlock - Chestnut Oak Type) – CEGL008512

Mature hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and chestnut oak (Quercus montana) over mountain-laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) on north-facing slope of Mine Gap in the Green Mountain ridge of the Massanutten Mountains, Shenandoah County.  Lee Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.