United States, North Carolina, Watauga Co., Tater (Potato) Hill, downslope from junction of Janaluska Road and Tater Hill Road (SSR 1308, SSR 1306); headwaters of Sharp Creek; ca. 5.3 mi. NW of Boone; Appalachian Mountains.
1219 meters
3900-4000 ft
Valley slope, soil a rich moist to wet humus-loam over gneissic rocks, perhaps ith calcium; mesic buckeye/maple cover forest; shaded; diverse herbaceous flora including Claytonia, Delphinium, Dentaria, Dicentra, Erythronium, Trillium, Viola.
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