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OverviewAI-generated
Agrostemma githago, commonly known as the corn cockle, is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It belongs to the genus Agrostemma and is classified within the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is cited as Agrostemma githago L. The plant produces fruit in the form of a capsule.
The taxon range includes China, Shanghai, Xinjiang, and Guangdong. It holds an endangered status in certain regions. Records for this species are held by institutions such as CAS, CHSC, ANSP, BHSC, and USFWS, with occurrences documented in the United States and Romania.
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Species
Agrostemma githago
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Common Name: corn cockle
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,566
- With media
- 2,944
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Collections
- CAS, CHSC, ANSP, BHSC, USFWS, MSC
- Recorded in
- United States, Romania
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Encyclopedic overview
Agrostemma githago, the common corn-cockle (also written "corncockle"), is a herbaceous annual flowering plant a member of Caryophyllaceae, also called the pink family or the carnation family of plants. The name of this genus is derived from Greek: agros (ἀγρός) “field” and stemma (στέμμα) “garland, crown."
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agrostemma githago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.