Black cumin vs Castor

Nigella sativa compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black cumin	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Nigella	Ricinus
Species	Nigella sativa	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black cumin

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black cumin	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black cumin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 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).

Black cumin

The Black cumin (Nigella sativa) is a species in the genus Nigella. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).

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 18 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇾🇪 Yemen