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PLANTS

Whorled wood aster

Oclemena acuminata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Whorled wood aster, photo 1 of 5
Whorled wood aster, In flower
Whorled wood aster, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 6,020 observations of Whorled wood aster in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Laurentides and Mauricie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean835
  2. Laurentides810
  3. Mauricie663
  4. Estrie588
  5. Capitale-Nationale447
  6. Lanaudière434
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches428
  8. Outaouais426
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent376
  10. Côte-Nord316
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue258
  12. Montérégie192
  13. Centre-du-Québec143
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine85
  15. Nord-du-Québec12
  16. Montréal4
  17. Laval3

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

White wood asterEurybia divaricata
Bigleaf asterEurybia macrophylla
Parasol whitetopDoellingeria umbellata
American burnweedErechtites hieraciifolius
Wrinkleleaf goldenrodSolidago rugosa
MaystarLysimachia borealis
Calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
Low rough asterEurybia radula
Robin's plantainErigeron pulchellus
TOXIC
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Wreath goldenrodSolidago caesia
CrosswortLysimachia quadrifolia