vs Common corncockle

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Agrostemma githago

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Common corncockle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Common corncockle
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Phaeophyceae (褐藻)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Chordariaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Asperococcus	Agrostemma
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Agrostemma githago

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Common corncockle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Common corncockle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス（Asperococcus ensiformis）は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。

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.