Nick Upton / Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) with red female and white male flowers, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, June.

Philippe Clement / Female flowers of Castorbean / Castor-oil-plant (Ricinus communis) native to the southeastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa, and India, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) ripening fruit and dried 'bean', Ponza, Lazio, Italy. September.