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The treeless summit is home to rare plant species including [[Sibbaldiopsis|three-toothed cinquefoil]] and [[Rocky Mountain woodsia]]; other rare plants, such as [[Poa paludigena|bog bluegrass]] and large-leaved [[Parnassia|grass-of-Parnassus]], 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=Jeffersonia_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=Jeffersonia |date=October 30, 1993 |issue=4 |page=9 |url=http://www.vmnh.net/content/File/Research_and_Collections/Jeffersoniana_Number_4.pdf |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |issn=1061-1878}}</ref> |
The treeless summit is home to rare plant species including [[Sibbaldiopsis|three-toothed cinquefoil]] and [[Rocky Mountain woodsia]]; other rare plants, such as [[Poa paludigena|bog bluegrass]] and large-leaved [[Parnassia|grass-of-Parnassus]], 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=Jeffersonia_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=Jeffersonia |date=October 30, 1993 |issue=4 |page=9 |url=http://www.vmnh.net/content/File/Research_and_Collections/Jeffersoniana_Number_4.pdf |accessdate=July 3, 2016 |issn=1061-1878}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Virginia Natural Area Preserves]] |
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Revision as of 02:49, 14 December 2016
Template:Geobox Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a 1,140-acre (4.6 km2) Natural Area Preserve located in Floyd County, Virginia.[1]
The 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 and Rocky Mountain woodsia; other rare plants, such as bog bluegrass and large-leaved grass-of-Parnassus, 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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "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). Jeffersonia (4): 9. ISSN 1061-1878. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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