Bermuda buttercup vs Castor

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Oxalis	Ricinus
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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).

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. 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 29 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇸 Palestine 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States