Cabbage tree vs Castor

Cordyline australis compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cabbage tree	Castor
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cordyline	Ricinus
Species	Cordyline australis	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cabbage tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cabbage tree	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cabbage tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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).

Cabbage tree

The Cabbage tree (Cordyline australis) is a species in the genus Cordyline. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States