Common Name: whorled asterScientific Name: Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene syn. Aster acuminatus Michx.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemsupright, zig-zagged, hairy and somewhat sticky, sometimes reddish Leavesalternate, crowded on stem to appear whorled, leaves on upper part of stem, oval to obovate, sessile, sharp-toothed, hairy, pointed with tapering base Flowersheads of white (purple –tinted) ray (ligulate) and yellow to reddish disk (tubulate) florets; clusters terminal