Oclemena nemoralis explained

Oclemena nemoralis, common names bog aster or bog nodding aster, is a plant native to the northeastern United States. Its range extends into southeastern Canada.

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut^[1] and Pennsylvania.

Native American ethnobotany

The Ojibwe use a decoction of root as drops or on a compress for sore ears.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
2. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360