General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Other: In the genus Euphorbia, the flowers are reduced in size and aggregated into a cluster of flowers called a cyathium (plural cyathia). This feature is present in every species of the genus Euphorbia but nowhere else in the plant kingdom.
Flower Color: White
Dynamic Accumulator: B (Boron)
Toxicity: Other: All members of the genus Euphorbia produce a milky sap called latex that is toxic and can range from a mild irritant to very poisonous.

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Common names
  • Snow on the Prairie
  • Euphorbia

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Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2017-11-12
This plant has soft leaves with interesting variegation
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2017-11-12
Interesting pods/bulbs forming
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 9, 2010
Snow on the prairie flowers
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August, 16, 2010
Snow on the prairie (Euphorbia bicolor)
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 16, 2010
Group of Euphorbia bicolor in field.
Location: Port Arthure, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August, 16, 2010
Leaves on lower part of plant are green. Only those next to the f

Photo: David Arbour
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MrsBinWY On April 1, 2018 Seeds germinated
15 (all) seeds from Acradiaseeker in milk jug @ warm room temp
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