Australian windmill grass vs Ricin

Chloris ventricosa compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian windmill grass	Ricin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fringillidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chloris	Ricinus
Species	Chloris ventricosa	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Australian windmill grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian windmill grass	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian windmill grass

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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).

Australian windmill grass

The Australian windmill grass (Chloris ventricosa) is a species in the genus Chloris. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Chloris ventricosa contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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