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{{Short description|Nature preserve in Virginia, |
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'''Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve''' is a {{convert| |
'''Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve''' is a {{convert|1146|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Virginia Natural Area Preserve System|Natural Area Preserve]] in [[Floyd County, Virginia]].<ref name=DCR_BuffMtn>{{cite web |url=http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/buffalo |title=Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve |publisher=Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve covers the summit and slopes of '''Buffalo Mountain''', a {{convert|3960|ft|adj=on}} peak in southwest Virginia.<ref name=GNIS>{{cite GNIS|1464045|Buffalo Mountain|July 3, 2016}}</ref> It is open to the public and includes a small parking area from which an approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in|adj=mid|-long}} trail may be traversed to reach the summit.<ref name=DCR_BuffMtn/> |
Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve covers the summit and slopes of '''Buffalo Mountain''', a {{convert|3960|ft|adj=on}} peak in southwest Virginia.<ref name=GNIS>{{cite GNIS|1464045|Buffalo Mountain|July 3, 2016}}</ref> It is open to the public and includes a small parking area from which an approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in|adj=mid|-long}} trail may be traversed to reach the summit.<ref name=DCR_BuffMtn/> |
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The treeless summit is home to rare plant species including three-toothed cinquefoil (''[[Sibbaldia tridentata]]'') and Rocky Mountain woodsia (''[[ |
The treeless summit is home to rare plant species including three-toothed cinquefoil (''[[Sibbaldia tridentata]]'') and Rocky Mountain woodsia (''[[Physematium scopulinum]]''); other rare plants, such as bog bluegrass (''[[Poa paludigena]]'') and large-leaved [[Parnassia|grass-of-Parnassus]] (''[[Parnassia grandifolia]]''), are found at [[seep]]s along the mountain's base. In total, the preserve protects thirteen rare plant occurrences, three rare animal occurrences, and six significant [[natural communities]].<ref name=DCR_BuffMtn/> Buffalo Mountain is also the only place in the world where the [[mealybug]] ''[[Puto kosztarabi]]'' is known to live.<ref name=Jeffersoniana_Puto>{{cite journal |last1=Miller |first1=Douglass R. |last2=Miller |first2=Gary L. |title=A new species of Puto and a preliminary analysis of the phylogenetic position of the Puto group within the Coccoidea (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) |journal=Jeffersoniana |date=October 30, 1993 |issue=4 |page=9 |url=http://www.vmnh.net/content/File/Research_and_Collections/Jeffersoniana_Number_4.pdf |access-date=July 3, 2016 |issn=1061-1878}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=February 2024}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 02:26, 19 February 2024
| Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve | |
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 Near Buffalo Mountain's treeless summit | |
  Location within Virginia  Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve (the United States) | |
| Location | Floyd County, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36°47′45″N 80°28′37″W / 36.79583°N 80.47694°W |
| Area | 1,146 acres (4.64 km2) |
| Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a 1,146-acre (4.64 km2) Natural Area Preserve in Floyd County, Virginia.[1]
Description[edit]
Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve covers the summit and slopes of Buffalo Mountain, a 3,960-foot (1,210 m) peak in southwest Virginia.[2] It is open to the public and includes a small parking area from which an approximately one-mile-long (1.6 km) trail may be traversed to reach the summit.[1]
The treeless summit is home to rare plant species including three-toothed cinquefoil (Sibbaldia tridentata) and Rocky Mountain woodsia (Physematium scopulinum); other rare plants, such as bog bluegrass (Poa paludigena) and large-leaved grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia grandifolia), are found at seeps along the mountain's base. In total, the preserve protects thirteen rare plant occurrences, three rare animal occurrences, and six significant natural communities.[1] Buffalo Mountain is also the only place in the world where the mealybug Puto kosztarabi is known to live.[3][dead link]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Buffalo Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Miller, Douglass R.; Miller, Gary L. (October 30, 1993). "A new species of Puto and a preliminary analysis of the phylogenetic position of the Puto group within the Coccoidea (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)" (PDF). Jeffersoniana (4): 9. ISSN 1061-1878. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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