Oclemena nemoralis

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Oclemena nemoralis
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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]
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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Plants Profile for Oclemena nemoralis (Bog aster)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  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