Angel's-tears vs Castor

Narcissus triandrus compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angel's-tears	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Narcissus	Ricinus
Species	Narcissus triandrus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Angel's-tears and Castor share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

View Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Conservation Status

Angel's-tears

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angel's-tears	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angel's-tears

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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).

Angel's-tears

The Angel's-tears (Narcissus triandrus) is a species in the genus Narcissus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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