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Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve

Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve

Nature preserve in Virginia

Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a 1,404-acre (568 ha) Natural Area Preserve located on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County, Virginia. The preserve protects the world's largest population of piratebush (Buckleya distichophylla), a globally rare parasitic shrub. The mountain derives its name from the fact that the soils on its slopes are poor, due to their base of metamorphosed sandstone bedrock.[2] The preserve's pine-oak/heath woodlands include Table Mountain pine, eastern hemlock, several species of oak, and shrubs including huckleberry, mountain laurel, and fetterbush.[3]

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Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. The preserve is open to the public, with improvements including a small parking area and four miles (6.4 km) of trails.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Poor Mountain". ProtectedPlanet. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve Fact Sheet" (PDF). Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved August 17, 2022.


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