Abstract
Within a landscape, specific physical habitats (shale barrens, limestone glades, acid bogs, etc.) are often characterized by their floras – the collection of plant species or taxa that inhabit them. Composition of some floras can be unique because their environments have characteristics that allow colonization by some taxa and select against colonization by others. A significant proportion of Appalachia was mined with limited reclamation before the Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Successional processes have, over time, enriched the plant communities on these mines to the point that their taxonomic richness is comparable to similar unmined areas. But are the floras of these mines distinctive unto themselves?
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