title: Symphyotrichum anomalum
text: # Symphyotrichum anomalum
  
  Symphyotrichum anomalum (formerly Aster anomalus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Commonly known as manyray aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 20 to 120 centimeters (3⁄4 to 4 feet) tall. Its flowers have lavender or blue to purple, seldom white, ray florets and cream or light yellow, then pinkish-purple disk florets. Its flowers are attractive to butterflies. The lower leaves have untoothed margins and are heart-shaped at the base.
  
  ## Citations
  
  * ↑ NatureServe 2021.
  * 1 2 POWO 2019.
  * 1 2 Brouillet et al. 2006.
  * ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden n.d.
  