Montane woodlands & glades
Felsic igneous / metamorphic glades & barrens
Carex biltmoreana - Pycnanthemum spp. - Krigia montana Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004523)
Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004990)

Mafic igneous / metamorphic glades & barrens
Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004991)
Fraxinus americana - Carya glabra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum Woodland (CEGL003684)
Photinia melanocarpa - Gaylussacia baccata / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL008508)
Kalmia latifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium / Cladonia spp. Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004238)
Carya (glabra, alba) - Fraxinus americana - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Woodland (CEGL003752)

Serpentine woodlands
Pinus virginiana - Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Ceanothus americanus - Kalmia latifolia / Thalictrum revolutum Woodland (CEGL007721)
Quercus alba / Physocarpus opulifolius / Packera plattensis - Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii Forest (CEGL007296)
Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland (CEGL003768)

Shale glades & barrens
Quercus prinus - Juniperus virginiana - (Pinus virginiana) / Philadelphus hirsutus - Celtis occidentalis Woodland (CEGL007720)
Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Vaccinium pallidum - Kalmia latifolia Forest (CEGL007539)
Pinus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex pensylvanica Woodland (CEGL003624)


Montane shrub & herbaceous vegetation
Shrub balds
Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland (CEGL003819)
Rhododendron catawbiense - Pieris floribunda Shrubland (CEGL004516)
Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland (CEGL004503)
Leiophyllum buxifolium Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003951)
Alnus viridis ssp. crispa / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL003891)
Rhododendron catawbiense Shrubland (CEGL003818)
Rhododendron carolinianum Shrubland (CEGL003816)
Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense - (Gaylussacia baccata, Pieris floribunda, Vaccinium corymbosum) Shrubland (CEGL003814)

Grassy balds & meadows
Danthonia compressa - (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004242)
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004044)
Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004094)


Montane rock outcrop vegetation
Cliff vegetation
Asplenium montanum - Heuchera villosa Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004980)
Lasallia papulosa - Lasallia pensylvanica Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004385
Toxicodendron radicans / Heuchera americana - (Dichanthelium depauperatum, Woodsia obtusa) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004395)
Umbilicaria mammulata Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004387)
Vittaria appalachiana - Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora - Houstonia serpyllifolia / Plagiochila spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004302)
Cystopteris bulbifera - (Asplenium rhizophyllum) Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004394)
Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004759)
Asplenium ruta-muraria - Pellaea atropurpurea Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004476)
Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004386)

Talus vegetation
Parthenocissus quinquefolia / Dicentra eximia Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004454)

Rocky summit & granite dome vegetation
Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides - Bulbostylis capillaris Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007690)
Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004524)
Selaginella tortipila - Krigia montana - Houstonia longifolia Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004283)
Saxifraga michauxii - Carex misera - Danthonia spicata - Krigia montana Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004279)
Saxifraga michauxii - Carex misera - Oclemena acuminata - Solidago glomerata Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004277)
Schizachyrium scoparium - Saxifraga michauxii - Coreopsis major Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004074)
Hudsonia montana - Leiophyllum buxifolium Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003948)


Montane cultural / successional / exotic open vegetation
Alien-dominated shrublands
Phyllostachys aurea Shrubland (CEGL008560)
Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003882)

Alien-dominated herbaceous vegetation
Lolium (arundinaceum, pratense) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004048)
Phleum pratense - Bromus pubescens - Helenium autumnale Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004018)

Successional shrublands
Rubus allegheniensis - Rubus canadensis / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL003892)
Rubus canadensis - (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) / Athyrium filix-femina - Solidago glomerata Shrubland (CEGL003893)

Successional fields

Successional vinelands
Vitis aestivalis Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003890)