Erigeron elatus

Erigeron elatus is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common names swamp fleabane[2] and swamp boreal-daisy.[3]

Erigeron elatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. elatus
Binomial name
Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
Erigeron acris var. arcuans Fernald Erigeron acris var. elatus (Hook.) Cronquist Erigeron alpinus var. elatus Hook. Erigeron elatus var. oligocephalus (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald Trimorpha elata (Hook.) G.L.Nesom

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

1. The Plant List, Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
2. Flora of North America, Erigeron elatus (Hooker) Greene, Swamp fleabane, vergerette élevée
3. "Erigeron elatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
5. Panarctic Flora, 860718 Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
6. Greene, Edward Lee 1897. Pittonia 3(16B): 164