Bundled Pepperwort vs Castor

Lepidium fasciculatum compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bundled Pepperwort	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lepidium	Ricinus
Species	Lepidium fasciculatum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bundled Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bundled Pepperwort	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bundled Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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).

Bundled Pepperwort

The Bundled Pepperwort (Lepidium fasciculatum) is a species in the genus Lepidium. 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 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom