Lava stringer

A lava stringer is an elongated concentration of talus consisting of small basalt rock found along a hillside or the base of a cliff. A stringer is identified by its lack of vegetative cover.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Maser, Chris; Geist, J. Michael; Concannon, Diane M.; Anderson, Ralph; Lovell, Burrell (1979). Wildlife Habitats in Managed Rangelands-- The Great Basin of Southeastern Oregon: Geomorphic and Edaphic Habitats. U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 11–12.
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