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Corncockle Etherial light - eradicated from cereal fields as it contaminates the grain - not common! Indeed decidedly rare! Agrostemma githago,Common Corncockle,Cumbria,Kings Meaburn Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Corncockle

Etherial light - eradicated from cereal fields as it contaminates the grain - not common! Indeed decidedly rare!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    "The plant was believed to be completely extirpated in the United Kingdom until 2014, when a single specimen was found growing in Sunderland by an assistant ranger of the National Trust."

    Indeed locally very rare, nice find!     Posted 5 years ago
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      NattyOne
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      Thanks, I think it'll be an escapee from a garden Ferdy. ;¬} Posted 5 years ago

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The Common Corncockle

Agrostemma githago, the common corn-cockle (also written "corncockle").

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Jun 13, 2020. Captured Jun 12, 2020 17:27.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/4.0
  • 1/395s
  • ISO1250
  • 200mm