alpine bittercress vs Castor

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• alpine bittercress is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cardamine	Ricinus
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine bittercress and Castor share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden