Southern Appalachian Grassy Bald – CEGL004242

Low-statured smooth blackberry (Rubus canadensis) among hayscented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula), autumn sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), and Appalachian white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima var. roanensis) on the Whitetop Mountain grassy bald.  Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.