Oclemena reticulata, commonly known as pinebarren whitetop aster, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States.
Oclemena reticulata is a perennial, herbaceous plant that stands tall. It has 12âÂÂ30 leaves uniformly distributed along the stem, each leaf wide. The leaf margins are entire (or toothed at the tip) and revolute. It has 9âÂÂ40 flower heads, each with 7âÂÂ11 ray flowers, white to pink, and 15âÂÂ30 disc flowers.
Oclemena reticulata was first described as Aster reticulatus by the German-American botanist Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813. In 1896, the American botanist Edward Lee Greene transferred Aster reticulatus to genus Doellingeria, but the American botanist Guy L. Nesom transferred it to genus Oclemena in 1995. , the botanical name Oclemena reticulata is widely accepted.
Oclemena reticulata is native to the southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Oclemena reticulata is imperiled (S2) in South Carolina.