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Erigeron elatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Erigeron
Species:	E. elatus
Binomial name
Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
Synonyms
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 a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names swamp fleabane and swamp boreal-daisy.

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. It grows in tundra, bogs, floodplains, and the edges of ponds.

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.

References

1. The Plant List, Erigeron elatus (Hook.) Greene
2. ^ Flora of North America, Erigeron elatus (Hooker) Greene, Swamp fleabane, vergerette élevée
3. NRCS. "Erigeron elatus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (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

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• Erigeron
• Flora of Alaska
• Flora of Canada
• Flora of the Northwestern United States
• Plants described in 1834
• Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker
• Erigeron stubs