Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
castor bean
Ricinus communis
Spanish: Higuereta
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae.
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
Local records22 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records79,431 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings
- 2026-03-15 — observation by cindygignac
- 2026-03-03 — observation by zihuadean
- 2026-01-27 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-10-31 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-03-06 — observation by shawneen
- 2024-08-06 — observation by chasemathey
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Cite as: “castor bean (Ricinus communis) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ricinus-communis/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.