castor bean ricinus communis spiny red seed pods and leaves vertical

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Castor Bean Ricinus communis spiny red seed pods and flowers vertical Royalty Free Stock Photo

Castor Bean Ricinus communis spiny red seed pods and leaves vertical

Castor Bean, Ricinus communis, evergreen large shrub or small tree with alternate, star-shaped leaves. Each palmate leaf has 5 to11 deeply incised lobes, with serrated edges and prominent central veins. The monoecious plants produce male flowers below the terminal female flowers. Seed capsule is thickly covered with soft flexible spines. Family Euphorbiaceae Spurge, genus ricinus, species communis Thistle part = The spiny red seed pods red turn brown and split open when ripe. White part = is male flower stamens Red part at the base of the white = female flower