Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ag-roh-STEM-mah gith-AY-go
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Corn Cockle is an annual herb and weed native to Europe that has naturalized in most of the USA and can be found in all areas of NC mostly in disturbed areas as meadows and fields. The stems are hairy with opposite narrow leaves. The flowers are solitary with 5 pink to purple petals that bloom all summer.
The plant is becoming rarer due to modern farming practices.
Found in: Weedy in disturbed areas, cultivated grain fields, roadsides and waste places
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Sakuragai'
White flowers
- 'Sakuragai'
- 'Sakuragai'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Sakuragai'
White flowers
- 'Sakuragai'
- 'Sakuragai'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Agrostemma
- Species:
- githago
- Family:
- Caryophyllaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe
- Distribution:
- Naturalized in USA
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Poisonous
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Fruit is a capsule with numerous black, pitted seeds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are 1-1.5 inches wide with 5 pink or purplish petals and 5 sepals that extend beyond the petals. They grow singly on long stalks from the leaf axils all summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are opposite, sessile, narrow, hairy and simple up to 6 inches long. They are lanceolate to linear in outline with entire margins and the bases of the leaves somewhat clasp the stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- silky-haired, slender stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Weedy
