Arrowleaf clover vs Ricin

Trifolium vesiculosum compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf clover	Ricin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Trifolium	Ricinus
Species	Trifolium vesiculosum	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf clover	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Arrowleaf clover

The Arrowleaf clover, Trifolium vesiculosum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States