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whorled wood aster

Oclemena acuminata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Hampshire.January 95, February 85, March 118, April 213, May 434, June 255, July 222, August 524, September 324, October 149, November 98, December 82.
United States12,018
Canada6,030
New Hampshire1,867
Nova Scotia1,716
Maine1,703
Quebec1,403
Vermont1,389
New York1,195
Massachusetts919
Ontario866

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusnodding-asters · Oclemena

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