Broomcorn vs Castor

Sorghum bicolor compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broomcorn	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	Sorghum	Ricinus
Species	Sorghum bicolor	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broomcorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broomcorn	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broomcorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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).

Broomcorn

The Broomcorn (Sorghum bicolor) is a species in the genus Sorghum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 48 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇾🇪 Yemen