snow-in-summer

• Nom désignant soit une euphorbe à bractées blanches et au latex toxique, originaire de l'ouest des États-Unis, soit une céraiste à feuilles argentées et velues et à grandes fleurs blanches.

A noun referring to either a western US spurge with white-bracted flowers and poisonous milk, or a chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and large white flowers.

1. Annual spurgeC1formalamericanscientific

   A plant of western United States, known for showy white-bracted flower clusters and highly toxic milky sap.

   Euphorbe blanche

   • The snow-in-summer plant is often found in dry, rocky areas of the western US.
   • Its white bracts create a striking contrast against the green foliage.
   • Gardeners are warned to handle snow-in-summer with care due to its poisonous milk.

2. Chickweed varietyC1formalscientific

   A type of chickweed with hairy, silver-grey leaves and relatively large white flowers.

   Céraiste cotonneux

   • Snow-in-summer can be identified by its silvery leaves and white blossoms.
   • This chickweed variety thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.
   • The flowers of snow-in-summer appear in late spring and early summer.

   Synonymesmouse-ear chickweed