cardamine hérissée vs Ricin

Cardamine hirsuta compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• cardamine hérissée is Least Concern while Ricin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardamine hérissée	Ricin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Brassicaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cardamine	Ricinus
Species	Cardamine hirsuta	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cardamine hérissée

LC — Least Concern

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardamine hérissée	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardamine hérissée

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries).

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).

cardamine hérissée

The Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also

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 25 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe