Agrostemma githago

English: Corncockle - Common Corncockle
Nederlands: Bolderik - Zwijnsoren - Christusoog - Bolderkruid
Español: Neguilla - Candelaria - Neguillón - Clavel del asno
Français: Nielle des blés
Deutsch: Kornrade - Ackerrade - Kornnelke - Kornrose

Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family
Flowering time: June-July
Height: 20-100cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: purple-pink, seldom white
Flower: 30-50mm
Leaves: pale green, opposite, narrowly lanceolate, pointed
Habitat: fields, roadsides, railway lines, waste places, disturbed areas
Distribution: northern, western and mediterranean Europe
Synonym: Lychnis githago





Notes: In parts of Europe, intensive mechanised farming has put the plant at risk. It is a protected species in a number of countries and on the Dutch Red List (very rare) and Belgium Red List (threatened) of vascular plants.

Related key words: Vereda de la Estrella, Sierra Nevada, finca, Alpujarras, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Pirineos, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Picos de Europa, Spain, Alps, Nederlandse Rode Lijst, Vlaamse Rode Lijst