Symphyotrichum anomalum
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Symphyotrichum anomalum (formerly Aster anomalus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. With the common name of manyray aster, it is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 20 to 120 centimeters (3⁄4 to 4 feet) tall. Its flowers, which are attractive to butterflies, have lavender or blue to purple, seldom white, ray florets and cream or light yellow, then pinkish-purple disk florets.
Description
S. anomalum has lower leaves with untoothed margins that are heart-shaped at the base. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant that may reach 20 to 120 centimeters (3⁄4 to 4 feet) tall. Its flowers, which are attractive to butterflies, have lavender or blue to purple, seldom white, ray florets and cream or light yellow, then pinkish-purple disk florets.
Distribution and habitat
Symphyotrichum anomalum is native to Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. It can be found in dry soils over limestone and in acid soils at elevations between 50 and 500 meters (160 and 1,640 feet).
Conservation
As of October 2024[update], NatureServe listed S. anomalum as Apparently Secure (G4) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 2 May 1988. It is Critically Imperiled (S1) in Kansas.
Citations
- Brouillet, L.; Semple, J.C.; Allen, G.A.; Chambers, K.L.; Sundberg, S.D. (2006). . In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). . Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Missouri Botanical Garden (n.d.). . www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. St. Louis.
- NatureServe (4 October 2024). . explorer.natureserve.org. Arlington, Virginia.
- POWO (2019). . Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.