Annual candytuft vs Castor

Iberis amara compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual candytuft	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	Iberis	Ricinus
Species	Iberis amara	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Annual candytuft

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual candytuft	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual candytuft

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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).

Annual candytuft

The Annual candytuft (Iberis amara) is a species in the genus Iberis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 21 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States