United States of America, North Carolina, Clay Co., Nantahala National Forest, stream bed/valley of Buck Creek, 1-1.5 mi N of US 64 on Buck Creek Rd., ~5 mi NE of Shooting Creek, Rainbow Springs Quad.
35.0853 -83.6169
1036 meters
3300-3400 ft
Riparian forest (Betula, Tsuga, Acer) with Rhododendron under story and rocky stream margins