FNPS Plant Database

Oclemena reticulata

white-top aster
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

white-top aster

Synonym(s):

Aster reticulata, Doellingeria reticulata

Genus species:

Oclemena reticulata

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

Flower

Size:

3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden. Retain if in the landscape.

Considerations:

Can sucker and spread.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed, division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Appreciated by a variety of pollinators including native bees. The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Oclemena reticulata at Archbold Biological Station: [7] Apidae: Apis mellifera,honeybee Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense,Florida pebble bee.

Native Habitats:

Mesic-wet flatwoods, cutthroat seep

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Not readily available, but beautiful.
FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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