Castor Bean *

Ricinus communis

Family: Euphorbiaceae (SPURGE).
Generic common name: CASTOR BEAN, RICINUS.

Photographs from SMMNRA: road margin in chaparral, April 2004.

Characteristics: non-Native, White, Red, Small, Medium, Clusters, Odd, Woody, Perennial, Winter, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer, Fall.

Note: Invasive exotic.