Blue Ridge Mountain Grass Bald, Round Bald, Roan Mountain, Carter Co., TN and Mitchell Co., NC

Blue Ridge Mountains Grass Bald, Jane Bald, distant view of the Black Mountains (Mount Mitchell), Pisgah National Forest, Mitchell County, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Mountains Grass Balds, view from Roan Mountain

Blue Ridge Mountains Grass Balds, Jane Bald, Carter Co., TN and Mitchell Co., NC

Blue Ridge Mountains Grass Bald, Jane Bald, Cherokee National Forest, Carter County, Tennessee & Pisgah National Forest, Mitchell County, North Carolina

Southern Appalachian Grass Bald, Big Yellow Mountain Bald, Avery Co., North Carolina. According to Alan Weakley, this mountain has been summer-grazed continually for centuries.

Southern Blue Ridge Grass Bald, Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia.

Blue Ridge Mountains Grass Bald, Grayson Highlands, Grayson Co., Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains Seepage Bog, Grayson Highlands State Park, Grayson Co., VA

Blue Ridge Mountains Seepage Bog, Grayson Highlands State Park, Grayson Co., VA

Blue Ridge Grass Bald, Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountain Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain, Ashe County, North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Mountain Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain, Ashe County, North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Mountains Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain Fen, Ashe Co., North Carolina

Blue Ridge Mountains Mafic Fen, Bluff Mountain, Ashe Co., NC

Southern Blue Ridge Montane Bog (Sparta Bog), Alleghany County, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Montane Bog (Sparta Bog), Alleghany County, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Big Indian Creek Bog, Nantahala River Bog Complex, Southern Appalachian Bog, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Hurricane Creek Outlet Bog, Upper Nantahala River, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Chattahoochee National Forest, Fannin County, Georgia

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Acid Bog, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. montana, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Bog, Whiteoak Bottom Bog, Nantahala River Bog Complex, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Acidic Wet Meadow, Roan Mountain State Park, Carter Co., TN

Blue Ridge Mountains Depression Pond & Meadow; Gourley Pond, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Calcareous Wet Meadow, Shield's Spring, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Calcareous Wet Meadow & Pond, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cades Cove, Blount Co., Tennessee

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Towns Co., North Carolina.

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Towns Co., North Carolina.

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow, Towns Co., Georgia

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Clay Co., North Carolina.

Blue Ridge Mountains Mesic Cove Meadow, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount Co., TN. Photographed 25 May 2017.

Blue Ridge Serpentine Barren and Woodland, Clay Co., North Carolina

Blue Ridge Serpentine Barren and Woodland, Clay Co., North Carolina

Blue Ridge Serpentine Barren and Woodland, Clay Co., North Carolina

Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina

Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina

Blue Ridge Mountains Serpentine Barren, Buck Creek Barren, Clay Co., NC

Blue Ridge Mountains Shale Woodlands, French Broad River, Cocke Co., TN

Blue Ridge Granite Outcrop, Cherokee National Forest, Carter Co., TN

Blue Ridge Mountains Outcrop Barrens, Cowrock Mountain, view looking southeast at Wildcat Mountain, Raven Cliffs Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia

Southern Blue Ridge Gneiss Outcrop, Scaly Mountain, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Gneiss Outcrop, Wildcat Mountain Cliffs, view looking southwest over Town Creek, Raven Cliffs Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Gneiss Outcrop, Cedar Cliffs and Upper Big Creek drainage, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina

Packera millefolia, Glade Mountain, Ellicott Rock Wilderness. Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia

Blue Ridge Phyllite Outcrop, Ocoee River Gorge, Cherokee National Forest, Polk Co., TN

Blue Ridge Mountains Phyllite Outcrop, Ocoee River Gorge, Polk Co., Tennessee

Blue Ridge Phyllite Riverscour Glade, Hiwassee River, Cherokee National Forest, Polk Co., TN.

Blue Ridge Mountains Phyllite Riverscour Glade, Hiwassee River, Polk Co., TN

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Montane Basin Ecoregion Acidic Seepage Meadow with Green Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia oreophila), Clay Co., North Carolina.

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Low-Elevation Mafic Barren, Craggy Mountains, North Carolina

Southern Blue Ridge Mountains Low-Elevation Mafic Barren, Craggy Mountains, North Carolina