- Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve
Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located on
Poor Mountain inRoanoke County, Virginia . The preserve has the world's largest population of the rarepiratebush . The mountain derives its name from the fact that thesoil s on its slopes are poor, due to their base of metamorphosedsandstone bedrock .Table Mountain pine ,hemlock , andoak woodland may be found on the ridgetop, as mayhuckleberry ,blueberry , andmountain laurel .Reference
* [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_area_preserves/poormt.shtml Preserve webpage]
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