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National park plants could indicate climate change
2014-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NV Daily: Shenandoah National Park is home to two plants that, though globally common, are considered rare in Virginia. And they might be able to reveal the impacts of climate change. Botanists with the park will spend the summer monitoring the three-toothed cinquefoil and Appalachian fir clubmoss that grow on the park's rock outcrops. Both are considered imperiled in the commonwealth, according to botanist Wendy Cass. The plants usually grow in the north, so those found in Shenandoah National Park are...
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