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(Redirected from Corn cockle) Genus of flowering plants in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae Not to be confused with Argostemma.

Corncockles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Agrostemma
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Species

Several, including:

Agrostemma githago

Agrostemma is a genus of annual plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing the species known as corncockles. Its best-known member is A. githago, the common corncockle, which is a native of Europe. The species is a weed of cereals and other crops, probably with a centre of origin in the eastern Mediterranean. It occurs as a weed worldwide, but is declining in its native range because of improved seed cleaning. Corncockle is an attractive plant, and its seeds are still commercially available to gardeners.

Selected species

(Agrostemma gracile is a synonym of Agrostemma brachyloba )

References

  1. Smakosz, Aleksander; Matkowski, Adam; Nawrot-Hadzik, Izabela (2024). "Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Agrostemma Genus—A Review". Plants. 13 (12): 1673. doi:10.3390/plants13121673. PMC 11207627. PMID 38931105.
  2. Preston, Pearman & Dines. (2002). New Atlas of the British Flora. Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ Plants of the World Online (with map)
  4. Plants of the World Online (with map)
Taxon identifiers
Agrostemma


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