APHOTOFLORA

An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Ricinus communis - Castor oil plant (Euphorbiaceae Images)
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Castor oil plant
Ricinus communis
- plant side view 1

Castor oil plant
Ricinus communis
- plant side view 2

Castor oil plant
Ricinus communis
- leaf 1

Images taken of species growing ornamentally at Morrab Sub-tropical Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall. Species has been know to escape into the wild by its seed, which are extremely poisonous. 10.07.12.

 

Ricinus communis Castor oil plant Euphorbiaceae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.