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Agrostemma githago L.
common corncockle

       
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Photo of Agrostemma githago L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Turkey. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Agrostemma githago L.

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Distribution:
Agrostemma githago L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (MB, NB, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Agrostemma githago L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 2 species in Agrostemma
 

Classification:
Agrostemma githago L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus Agrostemma L. – corncockle
Species Agrostemma githago L. – common corncockle
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Agrostemma githago L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
corncockle              Noxious weed
South Carolina:
corn cockle              Plant pest
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Agrostemma githago L.

cockle
common corncockle
corn cockle
purple cockle

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Agrostemma githago L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Agrostemma githago L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20230.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Agrostemma githago L.

Canadian Poisonous Plant Information System

Checklist of the Northeast U.S.

Cornell University: images

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: abstract & images

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

 
 
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