vs Castor

Botryotinia calthae compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Леоциомицеты)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Helotiales (Гелоциевые)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Botryotinia	Ricinus
Species	Botryotinia calthae	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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).

Botryotinia calthae is an ascomycete fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae, the sexual stage of a Botrytis-like pathogen that infects marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) in wetland habitats. It forms sclerotia in infected plant tissue that persist in soil to initiate future infections. As a necrotrophic pathogen, it kills host tissue and then feeds on the resulting dead material.

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