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Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata), a common garden ornamental.
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Also known as: Euphorbia marginata
snow-on-the-mountain, (Euphorbia marginata), succulent plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native to the central plains of the United States. The plants, which grow to a height of 60 cm (2 feet), have long, oval, light green foliage, with white-margined leaves near the top, where several white whorls of bracts (leaflike structures) are clustered. The plant has long been a favourite as a garden annual and in flower arrangements, though some people are allergic to its white latex sap.
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