Species: Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago)
Family: Pinks (Caryophyllaceae)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: SE
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Pinks (Caryophyllaceae)
The plants of this family are mainly found in temperate regions, the best known members being pinks and carnations.
C. Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago)
Sadly, our native Corn Cockle is now extremely rare, having been seriously affected by agricultural herbicides. The specimen in the cemetery is a cultivated form. Its blue-mauve flowers contrast with the reddish purple flowers of the native plant, that flowers from May until August.
The Corn Cockle is on the Sussex Rare Species Inventory.
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Corn Cockle
Sadly, our native Corn Cockle is now extremely rare, having been seriously affected by agricultural herbicides.
