Bottlebrush Buckeye vs Castor

Aesculus parviflora compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Ricinus
Species	Aesculus parviflora	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bottlebrush Buckeye

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottlebrush Buckeye	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, and 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).

Bottlebrush Buckeye

The Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is a species in the genus Aesculus. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States