{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the carnation family}} {{Distinguish|Argostemma}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Corncockles | image = Agrostemma gracile.jpg | taxon = Agrostemma | authority = L. | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = Several, including: *''Agrostemma brachyloba'' *''Agrostemma githago'' *''Agrostemma gracile'' }} thumb|''Agrostemma githago'' '''''Agrostemma''''' is a genus of annual plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing the species known as '''corncockles'''. Its best-known member is ''A.&nbsp;githago'', the common corncockle, which is a native of Europe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Smakosz |first1=Aleksander |last2=Matkowski |first2=Adam |last3=Nawrot-Hadzik |first3=Izabela |date=2024 |title=Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Agrostemma Genus—A Review |journal=Plants |language=en |volume=13 |issue=12 |pages=1673 |doi=10.3390/plants13121673|doi-access=free |pmid=38931105 |pmc=11207627 |bibcode=2024Plnts..13.1673S }}</ref> The species is a weed of cereals and other crops, probably with a centre of origin in the eastern Mediterranean.<ref name=Preston2002>Preston, Pearman & Dines. (2002). ''New Atlas of the British Flora''. Oxford University Press.</ref> It occurs as a weed worldwide, but is declining in its native range because of improved seed cleaning.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Corncockle is an attractive plant, and its seeds are still commercially available to gardeners.

==Selected species== *''Agrostemma brachyloba'' <small>Hammer</small>, narrow corncockle <ref name="PoWob">[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:909925-1 Plants of the World Online (with map)]</ref> *''Agrostemma githago'' <small>L.</small>, common corncockle, corn-pink <ref name="PoWog">[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:150316-1 Plants of the World Online (with map)]</ref> (''Agrostemma gracile'' is a synonym of ''Agrostemma brachyloba'' <ref name="PoWob"/>)

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