Serpentine Barrens
Located along the Maryland-Pennsylvania border, the State Line Serpentine Barrens contains some of the last major remnants of serpentine grassland in eastern North America. State Line Serpentine Barrens is a 60-square-mile (160 km 2) tract of serpentine barrens in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the eastern United States. [1] The protected area is actually an. Globally rare plant communities known as serpentine barrens have developed within this area of unusual rock and soils that straddles the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Serpentine barrens occur as small, one to two acres or larger, openings surrounded by serpentine conifer or woodland communities. Outcrops of exposed bedrock are commonly found in nested in the. In the absence of natural fire events, most of the open serpentine barrens habitats will gradually succeed to more common woody vegetation such as junipers, pines and oaks.
In the most general sense, a serpentine barrens is an area underlain by serpentine rock (or other ultramafic rocks) which supports relatively sparse vegetation compared to the surrounding area.. The site contains a unique natural feature - eastern serpentine barrens - so called in part because of the rock formation that underlies the rolling topography. Serpentine is one of the oldest rock. Oct 25, 2023 · Serpentine Barrens are a unique and rare ecosystem that only occurs in a few locations in the United States. Long ago, serpentine barrens existed all along the East Coast, from New York.
SAPS-NCGA: Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens with Matt Bushman - October
