Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oclemena acuminata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oclemena acuminata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oclemena acuminata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Oclemena acuminata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-011:
Aster acuminatus FAMILY Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Whorled Nodding-aster, Whorled Wood-aster, Whorled Aster, Floral Wood Aster
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JK Marlow jkm150814_717
August Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Flower heads nodding at first, erect in flower, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm150814_721
August Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Leaves elliptic, coarsely toothed, long-pointed, and tapered at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm150814_780
August Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Largest leaves crowded on upper stem, forming what may appear to be a whorl, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Patrick D. McMillan pdmoacuminata_wtsm2
Month Unknown Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
Flower heads in an open corymb, with ~ 15 white rays & a yellow or red disk, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Oclemena acuminata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Oclemena acuminata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Oclemena acuminata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Oclemena acuminata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-47-011:
Aster acuminatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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