Oclemena acuminata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Oclemena
Species:	Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene
Common Name	Whorled Wood Aster
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Petiole Type: subpetiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2009 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU007112	Greene	Tennessee	30 Jul 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU007111	Unicoi	Tennessee	15 Sep 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	27 Sep 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU005998	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 Oct 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	04 Sep 2017	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU006199	Carter	Tennessee	17 Oct 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU007113	Unicoi	Tennessee	27 Aug 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU006435	Unicoi	Tennessee	31 Aug 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220914	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220911	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220916	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220923	Harlan	Kentucky			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220909	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220913	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220917	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
UCHT028419		Tennessee			UCHT Oclemena acuminata
UCHT028418		Tennessee			UCHT Oclemena acuminata
ETSU030342	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU030345	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU030858	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU034189	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU034183	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU034190	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU030343	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU012707	Unicoi	Tennessee		13709	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU012708	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU030344	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Oclemena acuminata
ETSU025691	Johnson	Tennessee	12 Sep 2013	Foster Levy, Adam McCullough DOEM 0323	ETSU Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220915	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220912	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220919	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220910	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
TENN-V-0220918	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Oclemena acuminata
APSC0056062	Unicoi	Tennessee			APSC Oclemena acuminata
APSC0024378	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Oclemena acuminata

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Oclemena acuminata

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