Barbed goatgrass vs Castor

Aegilops triuncialis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbed goatgrass	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Ricinus
Species	Aegilops triuncialis	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbed goatgrass and Castor share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Barbed goatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbed goatgrass	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbed goatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

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).

Barbed goatgrass

The Barbed goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) is a species in the genus Aegilops. 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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

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