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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Database Results

Dicots: Euphorbiaceae

Species Name: Ricinus communis

Click the thumbnail(s) below to see the enlarged photo.

ri_comm1Ricinus communis #1
ri_commRicinus communis #2
ri_comm2Ricinus communis #3

Seed Photos

ri_comm_JKU9261_DVRicinus communis
Collection #: 92-6-1
Orientation: dorsal/ventral
ri_comm_JKU9261_FRicinus communis
Collection #: 92-6-1
Orientation: feature
ri_comm_JKU9261_FSRicinus communis
Collection #: 92-6-1
Orientation: fruit and seed
ri_comm_JKU9261_VRicinus communis
Collection #: 92-6-1
Orientation: variation


To view a list of all seed specimens housed in the J.K. Underwood Collection at TENN, click here.


Map of Ricinus communis

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NOTE: orange = species presence | grey = species not observed

All names follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
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