Common corncockle vs Name-shishi-take

Agrostemma githago compared with Sarcodon leucopus

Key Differences

• Common corncockle is Critically Endangered while Name-shishi-take is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common corncockle	Name-shishi-take
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agrostemma	Sarcodon
Species	Agrostemma githago	Sarcodon leucopus

Conservation Status

Common corncockle

CR — Critically Endangered

Name-shishi-take

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common corncockle	Name-shishi-take
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Name-shishi-take

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Name-shishi-take

Sarcodon leucopusはひだや管孔の代わりに傘の裏面に淡色の刺(歯)が密生した肉質の褐色の傘を持つハリタケである。ヨーロッパの温帯および亜寒帯林で針葉樹および広葉樹と外生菌根共生関係を形成する。準絶滅危惧に指定されており、窒素沈着と老齢原生林生息地の消失に敏感である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden