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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
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[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]

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