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Snow-on-the-mountain
Spurge Family : Euphorbiaceae
Latin Name :
Euphorbia marginata
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia bicolor -Snow-on-the-prairie
Longevity : Annual
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – poor
Livestock – poor (Toxic)
Remarks :
Stiff, upright, widely branching, hairy annual. A most attracttive
plant, that is widely cultivated and is occasionally gathered
and used in floral arrangements. Flowers August to October.
Adapted to calcareous soils of prairies, roadsides, and
waste places. When wounded this plant exudes a milky fluid
that is poisonous, it will cause inflammation of the skin
similar to that seen with poison-ivy or oak. Livestock are
poisoned by an acrid principle that severely irritates the mouth
and gastrointestinal tract. This plant rarely causes death. "Snow-on-the-mountain" is generally found from central to
west Texas and "Snow-on-the-prairie" is found in the eastern
to southern portion of Texas.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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