Erigeron elatus

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Erigeron elatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species:
E. elatus
Binomial name
Erigeron elatus
Synonyms [1]
  • Erigeron acris var. arcuansFernald
  • Erigeron acris var. elatus(Hook.) Cronquist
  • Erigeron alpinus var. elatusHook.
  • Erigeron elatus var. oligocephalus(Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald
  • Trimorpha elata (Hook.) G.L.Nesom

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]

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]

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References

  1. The Plant List, Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Erigeron elatus (Hooker) Greene, Swamp fleabane, vergerette élevée
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Erigeron elatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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