Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata Pursh
other common names: mountain snow, variegated spurge, white-margined spurge, wolf’s milk, milkweed (incorrect)
Euphorbia: named in honor of Euphorbus, who was a physician to King Juba of Numidia
Marginata: alluding to the broad white margins of the leaves, especially the upper leaves of the plant
Spurge family: Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia marginata Pursh
other common names: mountain snow, variegated spurge, white-margined spurge, wolf’s milk, milkweed (incorrect)
Euphorbia: named in honor of Euphorbus, who was a physician to King Juba of Numidia
Marginata: alluding to the broad white margins of the leaves, especially the upper leaves of the plant
Spurge family: Euphorbiaceae
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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