Biology:Oclemena nemoralis

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Short description: Species of plant

Oclemena nemoralis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oclemena
Species:
O. nemoralis
Binomial name
Oclemena nemoralis
(Aiton) Greene
Synonyms
  • Aster nemoralis[1]
Oclemena nemoralis

Oclemena nemoralis, common names bog aster or bog nodding aster, is a plant native to the northeastern United States. Its range extends into southeastern Canada .[1]

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[2] and Pennsylvania.[1]

Native American ethnobotany

The Ojibwe use a decoction of root as drops or on a compress for sore ears.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Plants Profile for Oclemena nemoralis (Bog aster)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ocne2. 
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer and updated from the one used by plants.usda.gov)
  3. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360

Wikidata ☰ Q15548304 entry