Corncockle  New
Taken at Doonfoot on 6th August 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File

Corncockle.
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Habit: 		Agrostemma githago.
Caryophyllales.
Caryophyllaceae.
Annual Herb.
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Feature:
 Fields, roadsides, railway lines, waste places, and other disturbed areas.
Up to a metre tall.
May - September.
All parts of the plant are poisonous.  It has been used in folk medicine despite the risk of fatal poisoning.