Agrostemma githago

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 435. 1753.

Common names: Common corncockle nielle
WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Synonyms: Lychnis githago (Linnaeus) Scopoli
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 215. Mentioned on page 156, 158.

Distribution

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Man., N.B., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Alaska, Ark., Calif., Conn., D.C., Del., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., N.C., N.Dak., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., Nebr., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., Vt., W.Va., Wash., Wis., Wyo., Eurasia, in South America, s Africa, Pacific Islands (New Zealand), Australia

Discussion

Varieties 3 (1 in the flora).

Formerly a common weed of grain fields, Agrostemma githago is becoming increasingly scarce, both in North America and in its native environs in Europe (R. Svensson and M. Wigren 1986). Mechanical screening of grain, which removes contaminants, and modern herbicides have more or less eliminated the plant from grain fields in the flora. The saponin-containing seeds, occurring as contaminants in grain, are poisonous to livestock, birds, and humans. This species is sometimes cultivated in flower gardens.

Selected References

None.

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awned +  and not hooded +
acute;acute +
John W. Thieret +
Linnaeus +
emarginate +  and entire +
3-veined +  and 1-veined +
linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
rarely +  and not succulent +
reduced +
Common corncockle +  and nielle +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
Man. +, N.B. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, Nebr. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Eurasia +, in South America +, s Africa +, Pacific Islands (New Zealand) +  and Australia +
peripheral +
conspicuous +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
stalked +  and simple +
whorled +  and opposite +
connate +
linear-lanceolate +
swollen +
3-5-locular +, 2-locular +  and 1-locular +
3 +  and 5 +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
white +  and purplish red +
fugacious +
tuberculate +
compressed +  and reniform +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
persistent +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
5 +  and 10 +
branched +  and simple +
prostrate +, decumbent +  and sprawling +
ascending;erect +
subterminal +
[30 +  and 5 +
papillate +
distinct +
clavate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Lychnis githago +
Agrostemma githago +
Agrostemma +
species +
divided +
terete +, cylindric +  and ovoid +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
pubescence of simple hairs or stalked glands +  and glabrous +