Kebnat
PLANTS

Bog aster

Oclemena nemoralis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Bog aster, photo 1 of 5
Bog aster, In flower
Bog aster, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 305 observations of Bog aster in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord111
  2. Nord-du-Québec56
  3. Lanaudière23
  4. Mauricie22
  5. Laurentides20
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  8. Estrie13
  9. Montérégie9
  10. Centre-du-Québec5
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  13. Capitale-Nationale3
  14. Outaouais3

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Low rough asterEurybia radula
New York asterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii
Northern bog asterSymphyotrichum boreale
Parasol whitetopDoellingeria umbellata
Flaxleaf whitetop asterIonactis linariifolia
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeve
Bigleaf asterEurybia macrophylla
Bog Labrador teaRhododendron groenlandicum
Purplestem asterSymphyotrichum puniceum
White panicle asterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum
Lindley's asterSymphyotrichum ciliolatum
Calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum