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Scientific Name
Ricinus communis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ricinus communis L.
Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
castor bean
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderRosanae
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusRicinus
SpeciesRicinus communis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Shrub along trail from highway to coast and in dry streambed.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
naturalized in park Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Priority Weed:"Localized Alien Plant Species to Eradicate or Control Parkwide" from Appendix A, PCSU Technical Report 121, Pratt 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac,mw
Created Date
12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac,mw
Last Modified Date
6/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Linda W. Pratt
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