Hibiscus vs Ricin

Hibiscus syriacus compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hibiscus	Ricin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Malvaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Hibiscus	Ricinus
Species	Hibiscus syriacus	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hibiscus and Ricin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Hibiscus

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hibiscus	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hibiscus

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Ricin

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).

Hibiscus

The Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a species in the genus Hibiscus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Ricin

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 28 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States