Common
name: Ghostweed or Snow on the Mountain
Latin name: Euphorbia marginata
Annual/Perennial: Annual
Flowers: July to September
Flower size: 1.5" clusters
Found in: Plains
Height: 12" to 36"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken:
Deer Creek Canyon near Chatfield reservoir
Pictured
Wildflower: Snow on the Mountain - Euphorbia
marginata
Wildflower
Field notes: Ghost Weed is one of the neatest wildflowers
that we've ever found. Its flowers aren't all that attractive...
but the foliage is outstanding. Believe it or not Ghost Weed is
related to your Christmas Poinsettia.
Look for Ghost Weed in dry,
sunny fields or prairies.
