486 Part IV. Chapter 2. 
Viola cucullata, Houstonia serpyllifolia, Phlox reptans, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum gigan- 
teum, Uvularia perfoliata, U. sessilifolia, Orchis s ipedi 
Liparis liliifolia, Aplectrum hiemale, Silene virginica, Trautvetteria palmata (= T. carolinensis) 
Thalictrum clavatum, Zanthorhiza apiifolia, Hydrastis canadensis, Dicentra cucullaria, Claytonia vir- 
ginica, Geranium maculatum, Impatiens pallida, I. fulva, Galax aphylla, Obolaria virginica. 
Surrounding Salt Pond, near Salt Pond Mountain, are thickets of Rhododendron 
maximum and Kalmia latifolia, while back in the woods on the ground are Viola pubes- 
cens, V. striata, V. rotundifolia, V. sagittata, V. canadensis, and in swampy places Tradescantia 
virginica, Parnassia asarifolia, Trautvetteria palmata, Veratrum viride. The damp borders of 
the rivers are characterized by Cladrastis tinctoria (= C. lutea) and by such herbs as Phacelia 
Purshii, Viola striata, V. rostrata, Solea concolor, Dianthera americana, Spiranthes latifolia, Habe- 
naria bracteata, Carex stenolepis (= C. Frankii). 
ants as Boykinia aconitifolia, Asplenium montanum grow in the woods on the 
slopes of White Top Mountain. egorge 0 oe River in east Tennessee is noted for a 
number of rare plants: Adlumia cirrhosa, Dicentra eximia, Campanula divaricata, (on shelf-like 
ledges) with Corydalis glauca, Cystopteris fragilis, Nephrodium (Aspidium) marginale, Aralia 
spinosa. 
Rock Cliff Formation. The clefts of the rocky ridges in southwestern 
Virginia are tenanted by Hepatica acutiloba, Polypodium incanum, Pellaca 
atropurpurea, Asplenium parvulum, A. ruta-muraria, while the cliffs are occu- 
pied by Cystopteris bulbifera and Camptosorus rhisophyllus. Bald Knob in 
Virginia is the end of a long rocky ridge and is one vast flower garden be- 
cause here occur: Sarifraga leucanthemifolia, Asplenium montanum, Heuchera 
villosa, Convallaria majalis, Anemone trifolia, A. nemorosa (= A. quingue- 
Jola), Clintonia umbellata, C. borealis, Sedum ternatum (great mats on rocks), 
Trillium grandiflorum, Chamaelirium luteum, Gillenia trifoliata overshadowed 
by such shrubs as Rhododendron calendulaceum, R. nudiflorum, Ribes cynos- 
batı, R. rotundifolium, Tex monticola. 
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grow Heuchera Rugelii, Goodyera pubescens, 
bluffs of deep gorges Rubus odoratus, 
thoides, The surface of dry slate exposure along streams i 
sis, Aster dumosus. On the ledges of White Top Mountain are Dicentra eximia and Arabis 
lutea), Amianthium muscaetoxieum. On dry cliffs 
ong the French Broad River are Pentstemon Smallii, Philadelphus hirsutus. 
The highest cliffs of the Chilhowee range in east Tennessee at an ele- 
vation of about 2500 feet along vertical cliffs of Potsdam sandstone are 
characterized by thickets of Chionanthus virginica, Cheilanthes tomentosa (in 
the crevices), Ch. vestita, and some larger species of Asplenium, Polypodium 
Phegopteris and Aspidium abound '). 
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