Common corncockle vs

Agrostemma githago compared with Hydnellum compactum

Key Differences

Common corncockle is Critically Endangered while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common corncockle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Caryophyllales (石竹目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agrostemma	Hydnellum
Species	Agrostemma githago	Hydnellum compactum

Conservation Status

Common corncockle

CR — Critically Endangered

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common corncockle
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Average Lifespan	—	—
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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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Hydnellum compactum是一种具柄的齿菌，具有致密的黄褐色至锈褐色菌盖，下表面覆盖着刺。生长在欧洲和北美部分地区针叶林的林地上，与松树、云杉和冷杉形成外生菌根共生关系。