Euphorbiaceae
Snow on the prairie
Euphorbia bicolor
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bulgarian
- Двуцветна млечка
- English
- Snow on the prairie
- Russian
- Молочай двуцветный
Synonyms
- Dichrophyllum bicolor (Engelm. & A.Gray) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Euphorbia bicolor var. concolor Engelm. & A.Gray
- Lepadena bicolor (Engelm. & A.Gray) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. (鍾偉瑋), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.