Erigeron elatus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names swamp fleabane[2] and swamp boreal-daisy.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Erigeron |
| Species: | E. elatus
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Erigeron elatus is widespread across most of Canada, found in every province and territory except the 3 Maritime Provinces. It has also been found in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United States.[4] It grows in tundra, bogs, floodplains, and the edges of ponds.[5]
Erigeron elatus is a biennial or perennial herb up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in height. It produces 1-8 flower heads per stem, each head as many as 120 pink or white ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Erigeron elatus (Hooker) Greene, Swamp fleabane, vergerette élevée
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron elatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Panarctic Flora, 860718 Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1897. Pittonia 3(16B): 164
