Oclemena acuminata
Common Name: whorled aster,
Scientific Name: Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene syn. Aster acuminatus Michx.
Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
native perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems:
upright, zig-zagged, hairy and somewhat sticky, sometimes reddish 
Leaves:
alternate, crowded on stem to appear whorled, leaves on upper part of stem, oval to obovate, sessile, sharp-toothed, hairy, pointed with tapering base 
Flowers:
heads of white (purple –tinted) ray (ligulate) and yellow to reddish disk (tubulate) florets; clusters terminal 
