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Flora of Cornwall (1999)

The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Flora of Cornwall (1999), which was a Tetrad Atlas (the maps had 2km square dots or Tetrads). The map on this web page depicts the plant's distribution at the 1km square scale and shows the records made pre-2000 which were used in the 1999 Flora and those made since.

Agrostemma githago - Corncockle



Corncockle is a Red Data Book plant which has ceased to be a cornfield weed and has largely disappeared from Cornwall. Where it has occurred in recent years it has been a casual and probably resulted from the sowing of wildflower seed mixtures. One such instance was on mine waste near Piece (SW63Z, 1991, C.N.French).



Click here to see Aphotoflora images by David Fenwick

Source:

French, C.N., Murphy, R.J. & Atkinson, M. 1999. Flora of Cornwall. Wheal Seton Press, Camborne.