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Oclemena nemoralis

(Ait.) Greene

Bog Aster

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132750

Element CodePDASTE9020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusOclemena

Synonyms

Aster nemoralisAit.

Other Common Names

Aster des tourbières (FR) bog aster (EN) Bog Nodding-aster (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-02-09

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Connecticut	S1	Yes
Maryland	SNA	No
New York	S3	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
Rhode Island	S2	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SX	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S2	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
Michigan	S3	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Labrador	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Sandwich Range	White Mountain National Forest	16,797

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.