Azure Cup vs Castor

Peziza azureoides compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Cup	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Pezizales (주발버섯목)	Malpighiales (말피기아목)
Family	Pezizaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Peziza	Ricinus
Species	Peziza azureoides	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Azure Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Cup	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Cup

Castor

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).

Azure Cup

The Azure Cup (Peziza azureoides) is a species in the genus Peziza.

Castor

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