Ricin vs asclépiade à feuilles ovées

Ricinus communis compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ricin	asclépiade à feuilles ovées
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Asclepias
Species	Ricinus communis	Asclepias ovalifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ricin and asclépiade à feuilles ovées share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

asclépiade à feuilles ovées

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ricin	asclépiade à feuilles ovées
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

asclépiade à feuilles ovées

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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