Oclemena
| Oclemena | |
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| Oclemena nemoralis (bog aster) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Oclemininae G.L.Nesom |
| Genus: | Oclemena Greene |
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Oclemena is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. All species in the genus are native to eastern North America. The species were originally included in the genus Aster so they are often referred to simply as asters. Since their flower heads are nodding in bud, they are sometimes called nodding-asters.