Oclemena reticulata
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 tall. It has 12–30 leaves uniformly distributed along the stem, each leaf wide. The leaf margins are entire and revolute. It has 9–40 flower heads, each with 7–11 ray flowers, white to pink, and 15–30 disc flowers.
Taxonomy
Oclemena reticulata was first described as Aster reticulatus by the German-American botanist Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813. In 1896, the American botanist Edward Lee Greene transferred Aster reticulatus to genus Doellingeria, but the American botanist Guy L. Nesom transferred it to genus Oclemena in 1995., the botanical name Oclemena reticulata is widely accepted.
Distribution and habitat
Oclemena reticulata is native to the southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Conservation
Oclemena reticulata is imperiled in South Carolina.