Rêu rỉ ở độ cao lớn của Nam Appalachian (Jewelweed - Loại Scarlet Beebalm) - CEGL004293

DCR-DNH ecologist Karen Patterson collects plot data from an extensive high-elevation seep on the north slope of Elk Ridge in the Balsam Mountains, Smyth County.  American false-hellebore (Veratrum viride) is dying back for the season, while wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) attains maximal growth.  Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming