Can you find this combination of key features?

Identifying This Natural Community

• Various species of lichen growing on boulders
• Near absence of any other growing things, although you may see Virginia creeper, or a stunted tree (probably a sweet birch)
• Location: a steep, fully exposed slope of boulders

If so, welcome to the Acidic Boulderfield at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

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