Oclemena acuminata

Oclemena acuminata
Hancock County, Maine (September)

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oclemena
Species:
O. acuminata
Binomial name
Oclemena acuminata
(Michx.) Greene
Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms
    • Aster acuminatus Michx.
Heterotypic synonyms
    • Aster acuminatus f. discoideus Kuntze
    • Aster acuminatus var. elatior Pursh
    • Aster acuminatus var. magdalenensis Fernald
    • Aster acuminatus var. pumilus Pursh
    • Aster acuminatus f. subdiscoideus Kuntze
    • Aster acuminatus f. subverticillatus Fernald
    • Aster acuminatus f. virescens Vict. & J.Rousseau
    • Aster divaricatus Lam.
    • Aster latifolius Banks ex Steud.
    • Diplostephium acuminatum DC.

Oclemena acuminata, commonly known as whorled wood aster, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America. It is one of the parent species of the hybrid known as Blake's aster.