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.[1] It occurs as a weed worldwide, but is declining in its native range because of improved seed cleaning.[citation needed]Agrostemma gracile, the slender corncockle, is only found in central Greece near the city of Farsala. Corncockle is an attractive plant, and its seeds are still commercially available to gardeners.
agrostemma, confused, with, argostemma, genus, annual, plants, family, caryophyllaceae, containing, species, known, corncockles, best, known, member, githago, common, corncockle, which, native, europe, species, weed, cereals, other, crops, probably, with, cent. Not to be confused with Argostemma 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 1 It occurs as a weed worldwide but is declining in its native range because of improved seed cleaning citation needed Agrostemma gracile the slender corncockle is only found in central Greece near the city of Farsala Corncockle is an attractive plant and its seeds are still commercially available to gardeners Corncockles Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Caryophyllaceae Genus AgrostemmaL Species Several including Agrostemma brachyloba Agrostemma githago Agrostemma gracile Agrostemma githagoSelected species editAgrostemma brachyloba Hammer narrow corncockle Agrostemma githago L common corncockle corn pink Agrostemma gracileReferences edit Preston Pearman amp Dines 2002 New Atlas of the British Flora Oxford University Press nbsp This Caryophyllaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agrostemma amp oldid 1188778664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
