Paddy Mountain
Nature preserves help protect rare species
By Joey Pitchford on September 30, 2019
By Joey Pitchford on September 30, 2019
Liatris Helleri near the top of Paddy Mountain nature preserve.
From the NCDA&CS Blog:
"Standing on a rock face on top of a mountain tucked away in Western North Carolina, Lesley Starke looks for a flower.
Starke, Plant Conservation Program Manager with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is not after just any flower; she and around a dozen volunteers have hiked to the top of Paddy Mountain near West Jefferson to study Liatris helleri, also known as Heller’s Blazing Star. Paddy Mountain serves as a plant conservation preserve for the flower, a rare species which only grows on the rocky ridges near the peak...."
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"Standing on a rock face on top of a mountain tucked away in Western North Carolina, Lesley Starke looks for a flower.
Starke, Plant Conservation Program Manager with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is not after just any flower; she and around a dozen volunteers have hiked to the top of Paddy Mountain near West Jefferson to study Liatris helleri, also known as Heller’s Blazing Star. Paddy Mountain serves as a plant conservation preserve for the flower, a rare species which only grows on the rocky ridges near the peak...."
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