Euphorbiaceae
Snow on the mountain
Euphorbia marginata
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Euphorbia
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- الفربيون المارجيناتا
- Chinese
- 銀邊翠, 银边翠, 高山积雪
- Czech
- Pryšec vroubený
- English
- Snow on the mountain, Snow-on-the-mountain
- German
- Weissrand-Wolfsmilch, Weißrand-Wolfsmilch, Amerikanisches Edelweiß, Bergschnee, Braut und Bräutigam Pflanze, Schnee auf dem Berge
- Japanese
- ハツユキソウ
- Korean
- 설악초
- Persian
- فرفیون ابلق
- Polish
- Wilczomlecz obrzeżony, Wilczomlecz białobrzegi
- Russian
- Молочай окаймлённый
- Slovak
- Mliečnikovka obrúbená
- Slovenian
- Obrobljeni mleček
- Swedish
- Broktörel
- Turkish
- Saat çiçeği
- Ukrainian
- Молочай облямований
Synonyms
- Agaloma marginata (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Dichrophyllum marginatum Klotzsch & Garcke
- Dichrophyllum variegatum (Sims) Klotzsch & Garcke
- Euphorbia bejariensis DC.
- Euphorbia bonplandii Sweet
- Euphorbia leucoloma Raf.
- Euphorbia marginata var. uloleuca Engelm. & A.Gray
- Euphorbia torrida DC.
- Euphorbia variegata Sims
- Lepadena leucoloma (Raf.) Raf.
- Lepadena marginata Nieuwl.
- Tithymalus marginatus (Pursh) Cockerell
- Tithymalus marginatus f. inornata Daniels
- Tithymalus marginatus var. tetramerus Cockerell
- Tithymalus variegatus (Sims) Haw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dwight Sipler from Stow, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dwight Sipler from Stow, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dwight Sipler from Stow, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Snow on the mountain: 500px provided description: Euphorbia Marginata [#leaves ,#flowers ,#close-up ,#plant ,#white ,#fly ,#green ,#garden ,#natural light ,#Euphorbia marginata]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Euphorbia_Marginata_%28213141295%29.jpeg/1280px-Euphorbia_Marginata_%28213141295%29.jpeg)
Photo: Aleksei Belta, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.