Biology:Erigeron elatus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
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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 (state) 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
- ↑ The Plant List, Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of North America, Erigeron elatus (Hooker) Greene, Swamp fleabane, vergerette élevée
- ↑ "Erigeron elatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EREL10. 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
Wikidata ☰ Q15589507 entry
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