rose de Mai vs Ricin

Rosa centifolia compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	rose de Mai	Ricin
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Rosa (Roses)	Ricinus
Species	Rosa centifolia	Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

rose de Mai

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	rose de Mai	Ricin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

rose de Mai

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Peru).

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).

rose de Mai

The Cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia) is a species in the genus Rosa. 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 9 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇮🇳 India 🇱🇾 Libya 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇪 Peru 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States