Agrostemma githago
Cockle, Common Corncockle
Other regional names: Corn Campion +3 more
- Corn Campion
- Corn Cockle
- Corn Pink
- Corncockle
Also known as: Agrostemma githago f. exilis Bolzon +19 more
- Agrostemma githago f. exilis Bolzon
- Agrostemma githago f. nicaeensis (Roth) Hegi
- Agrostemma githago var. alba H.Mart.
- Agrostemma githago var. killiasii Brügger
- Agrostemma githago var. linicola (Terechov) K.Hammer
- Agrostemma githago var. macrospermum (Levina) K.Hammer
- Agrostemma githago var. microcalyx Döll
- Agrostemma githago var. minor Cout.
- Agrostemma githago var. minor Zapal.
- Agrostemma githago var. nanum Hartm.
- Agrostemma githago var. nicaeense Willd.
- Agrostemma githago var. nicaeensis (Pers.) Rouy & Foucaud
- Agrostemma gitthago Retz.
- Agrostemma hirsutum Gilib.
- Agrostemma hirsutum Stokes
- Agrostemma infestum Salisb.
- Agrostemma linicola Terechov
- Agrostemma macrospermum Levina
- Agrostemma nicaeense Pers.
- Agrostemma nicaeensis Pers.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Agrostemma githago (commonly known as Cockle or Common Corncockle) is an annual within the Caryophyllaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sardegna, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya