Abutilon-Hemp vs Common corncockle

Abutilon theophrasti compared with Agrostemma githago

Key Differences

• Abutilon-Hemp is Not Evaluated while Common corncockle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abutilon-Hemp	Common corncockle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Malvaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Abutilon	Agrostemma
Species	Abutilon theophrasti	Agrostemma githago

Evolutionary Relationship

Abutilon-Hemp and Common corncockle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Abutilon-Hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Common corncockle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abutilon-Hemp	Common corncockle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abutilon-Hemp

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Common corncockle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including montane grasslands and shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Abutilon-Hemp

The Abutilon-Hemp (Abutilon theophrasti) is a species in the genus Abutilon. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Albania, Australia, Belgium, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Common corncockle

<em>Agrostemma githago</em>, commonly known as common corncockle, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. Once a widespread weed of cereal crops across Europe, Asia, and beyond, this species is now Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to the dramatic decline caused by modern agricultural practices, particularly improved grain cleaning and herbicide use. Corncockle is a tall, slender plant covered in silky white hairs, bearing large, solitary pink to purple flowers with distinctive dark veining. Its seeds contain toxic saponin compounds called githagins, which historically contaminated grain supplies. The species now survives primarily in wildflower conservation areas, seed banks, and traditional farmland conservation schemes. It typically grows in open, disturbed arable soils with full sun exposure. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 30 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇳 China 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan