The Plant: An Old Chicago Factory is Converted into a No Waste Food Factory What's that?! This is the Castor Oil Plant, also known as the Castor Bean plant. This is the plant used to produce castor oil, which has uses in medicine, cosmetics, and industry. BOTANY LESSON: Types of Roots A book we read earlier mentioned 3 main types of roots: fibrous roots, taproots, and adventitious roots. I already had some roots from the produce department, but Early Summer Blooms The Martha Stewart Blog Dua Lipa Channels Morticia Addams in a Black Silk Robe Vogue