Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve

Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Floyd County, Virginia. It hosts thirteen rare plant occurrences, three rare animal occurrences, and six significant natural communities, all on Buffalo Mountain. The summit is treeless, supporting cinquefoil and Rocky Mountain woodsia, among other plants; other wildflowers, such as bog bluegrass and Grass of Parnassus, may be seen elsewhere on the mountain. Buffalo Mountain is also only place in the world where the mealybug "Puto kosztarabi" is known to live.

Reference

* [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_area_preserves/buffalo.shtml Preserve webpage]