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Oclemena acuminata (Michaux) Greene. Common name: Whorled Aster, Whorled Nodding-aster. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, mountain seepages and streambanks, other cool, moist situations. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and QC south to w. NC, nw. SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]), ne. GA, and e. TN.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, Nesom (1994a), Semple, Heard, & Xiang (1996); = Aster acuminatus Michx. — C, G, Oh3, RAB, SE1, W, WV, Brouillet & Simon (1981); > Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus — F; > Aster acuminatus Michx. var. magdalenensis Fernald — F. Basionym: Aster acuminatus Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Oclemena acuminata - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, often colonial perennial found in spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, mountain seepages and stream banks and other cool, moist situations.

Stems: Stems simple, slightly zigzagged, hairy and slightly sticky.

Leaves: Leaves alternate (upper ones crowded and appearing whorled), short-petiolate to sessile, oblong-lance-shaped, 2-6 1/2 in. long, smooth or rough above, coarsely toothed.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) on branches of an open, flattish panicle; heads about 2 in. wide and consisting of 9-20 narrow, white ray florets encircling a small center disk of 10-35 yellow (aging to red) tubular florets.

Fruits: Fruit a tufted achene.

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Height: 8-32 in.

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description: Erect, often colonial perennial found in spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, mountain seepages and stream banks and other cool, moist situations.

stems: Stems simple, slightly zigzagged, hairy and slightly sticky.

leaves: Leaves alternate (upper ones crowded and appearing whorled), short-petiolate to sessile, oblong-lance-shaped, 2-6 1/2 in. long, smooth or rough above, coarsely toothed.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) on branches of an open, flattish panicle; heads about 2 in. wide and consisting of 9-20 narrow, white ray florets encircling a small center disk of 10-35 yellow (aging to red) tubular florets.

fruits: Fruit a tufted achene.

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