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Maggidew · 09-27-2007, 02:30 PM

Curious about Castor Bean seed here. We planted some Castor Bean seeds that looked like Pinto beans, kinda speckled and similar color to Pintos. Yeah, I know, different beans and Castors are not edible, but I am just using the Pintos as comparison for color and markings.

We were recently given some Castor bean seeds that are black. Can anyone help me identify this seed - is it a different species? They are not only black, they are about twice the size of the speckled ones.

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