Record #:

9632

Author(s):

Payne, Peggy

Abstract:

There are a number of treeless mountain meadows, called “balds,” scattered throughout the western North Carolina mountains. Some are covered with flowering bushes and others are grasslands. Payne discusses some of the theories about their origins.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 7, July 1979, p2-7, il, map

Subject(s):

Mountain ecology