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Agrostemma githago

Agrostemma githago var. githago

common corncockle
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common corncockle
Habit White-hairy annual from a taproot, the simple to freely-branched stem up to 10 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves all opposite, cauline, linear-lanceolate, 5-12 cm. long and 3-7 mm. wide.

Flowers

Flowers few to several in an open inflorescence, terminal on the main and lateral stems;

pedicels stout, 5-15 cm. long;

calyx tube 12-16 mm. long, strongly 10-ribbed, the 5 lobes linear to lanceolate, 20-40 mm. long;

petals 5, red, twice as long as the calyx tube;

stamens 10;

styles 5.

Fruits

Capsule about equal to the calyx tube.

Agrostemma githago

Agrostemma githago var. githago
Flowering time June-July June-July
Habitat Roadsides and wasteland. Wastelots and roadsides.
Distribution
Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Origin Introduced from Europe Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Subordinate taxa
A. githago var. githago
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