Asteraceae
Whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Oclemena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Whorled wood aster
Synonyms
- Aster acuminatus Michx.
- Aster acuminatus f. acuminatus
- Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus
- Aster acuminatus var. elatior Pursh
- Aster acuminatus var. magdalenensis Fernald
- Aster acuminatus var. pumilus Pursh
- Aster latifolius Banks ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Reardon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim Moore (Maryland), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Howard Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Heather Mazzaccaro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.