bafureira vs Wayside Pepperwort

Ricinus communis compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bafureira	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Lepidium
Species	Ricinus communis	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Evolutionary Relationship

bafureira and Wayside Pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bafureira

NE — Not Evaluated

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bafureira	Wayside Pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bafureira

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).

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

bafureira

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇽 Mexico