Castor vs Celery Late Blight

Ricinus communis compared with Septoria apiicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Castor Celery Late Blight
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family Euphorbiaceae Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus Ricinus Septoria
Species Ricinus communis Septoria apiicola

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Celery Late Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Castor Celery Late Blight
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Celery Late Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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

Celery Late Blight

The Celery Late Blight (Septoria apiicola) is a species in the genus Septoria. Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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