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Castor Bean

Ricinus communis

Description:

Large bush with deeply lobed leaves and green seed pods on a tall spike that turn brown before opening up. Not native and is invasive.

Habitat:

Along Lake Hodges trail

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago
Castor Bean
Ricinus communis Castor oil plant


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4 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

:) I missed out on the red. Next year!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Look, someone else spotted one today down in Mexico http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/826...

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you for the ID and warning Ava!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 12 years ago

Very, very poisonous!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Dec 30, 2011
Submitted on Dec 31, 2011

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