Bokhara Clover vs Castor

Melilotus albus compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bokhara Clover	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Melilotus	Ricinus
Species	Melilotus albus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bokhara Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bokhara Clover	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bokhara Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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).

Bokhara Clover

The Bokhara Clover (Melilotus albus) is a species in the genus Melilotus. Native to Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium.

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 32 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe