Oclemena reticulata
| Oclemena reticulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Oclemena |
| Species: | O. reticulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom[2]
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Oclemena reticulata, commonly known as pinebarren whitetop aster, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States.
Description
Oclemena reticulata is a perennial, herbaceous plant that stands 30–90 cm (12–35 in) tall. It has 12–30 leaves uniformly distributed along the stem, each leaf 10–40 mm (0.4–1.6 in) wide. The leaf margins are entire (or toothed at the tip) and revolute. It has 9–40 flower heads, each with 7–11 ray flowers, white to pink, and 15–30 disc flowers.[4]
Taxonomy
Oclemena reticulata was first described as Aster reticulatus by the German-American botanist Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813.[5] In 1896, the American botanist Edward Lee Greene transferred Aster reticulatus Pursh to genus Doellingeria,[6] but the American botanist Guy L. Nesom transferred it to genus Oclemena in 1995.[2] As of December 2025, the botanical name Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom is widely accepted.[3][7][8][9]
Distribution and habitat
Oclemena reticulata is native to the southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.[4]
Conservation
Oclemena reticulata is imperiled (S2) in South Carolina.[1]
References
- ^ a b NatureServe (5 December 2025). "Oclemena reticulata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b Brouillet, Luc (2006). "Oclemena reticulata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 December 2025 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Aster reticulatus Pursh". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Doellingeria reticulata (Pursh) Greene". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom". WFO Plant List. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ NRCS. "Oclemena reticulata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) Nesom". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
- "Oclemena reticulata (Pursh) G.L.Nesom". Global Compositae Database. Compositae Working Group (CWG). 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.