United States, North Carolina, Clay, Tusquitee District, Nantahala Nat'l Forest. Shooting Creek community vicinity, about 4 air miles NNE of Gal Mtn. or about 0.9 mi. E of Perry Gap. About 100 meters upstream from culvert U.S. Forest Service Road 350 at point crossed by Chestnut Branch of Barnard's Creek (a tributary of Buck Creek)
35.0875 -83.633333
35° 05' 15" N 83° 38' 00" W
1049-1061 meters
3440-3480ft
Cove hardwoods forest, streamside habitats with Liriodendron tulipifera foresst with Tsuga candensis and Rhododendron maximum. Common in deep drainage. Blue green color on rocks at shaded seep, on rubble and fallen logs