Erigeron elatior

Erigeron elatior
In Colorado
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. elatior
Binomial name
Erigeron elatior (A.Gray) Greene
Synonyms [1]
Erigeron grandiflorus var. elatiorA.Gray Erigeron grandiflorum var. elatiusA.Gray [2] [3]

Erigeron elatior is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common name tall fleabane. ^[2]

Erigeron elatior is native to the western United States, in the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. ^[4] It grows in subalpine brush, mountain meadows, and openings in coniferous forests. ^[2]

Erigeron elatior is a perennial herb up to 60 centimeters (2 feet) in height, spreading by means of woody underground rhizomes. It produces 1-6 flower heads per stem, each head with 75–150 pink, white, or rose-purple ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets. ^{[2] [5]}

References

1. The Plant List, Erigeron elatior (A.Gray) Greene
2. Flora of North America, Erigeron elatior (A. Gray) Greene. tall fleabane
3. "The American journal of science and arts". ser.2:v.33=no.97-99 (1862). 30 July 1862.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
5. Lee, Greene, Edward (30 July 1896). "Pittonia". v.3 (1896-1898).{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)