OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Whorled Nodding-aster, Whorled Wood-aster, Whorled Aster, Floral Wood Aster

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Oclemena acuminata   FAMILY: Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Oclemena acuminata   FAMILY: Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster acuminatus 179-47-011   FAMILY: Asteraceae

 

Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, mountain seepages and streambanks, other cool, moist situations

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in SC

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Pine-barren Aster, Whitetop Aster

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Oclemena reticulata   FAMILY: Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Oclemena reticulata   FAMILY: Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aster reticulatus 179-47-039   FAMILY: Asteraceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods

Common in GA Coastal Plain (rare in SC)

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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