United States, Kentucky, Harlan, Cumberland Mountain, Hubbard Springs Quad, Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area, on slope between lower portion of Troublesome Creek and drainage associated with the Wagonroad Tunnel Trail.
36.7407 -83.22129
Quad Map: Hubbard Springs
533 meters
1750 ft.
North-facing slope, with a thicket of Kalmia latifolia "glued" together by Smilax rotundifolia (site also has Rhododendron maximum and small Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, and Oxydendrum arboreum); vegetation very thick; serious lichen coverage on all trees and shrubs