Talk:Agrostemma githago

Are corncocles the "tares" of the Bible?

Not as far as I can tell: I've found two web sites that say "tares" are a kind of vetch and three web sites that say "tares" are darnel. I've seen no other candidates offered. And since corn cockle is a red flower, it would seem to be easily separated from wheat, unlike darnel which apparently resembles wheat. Philippachaucer (talk) 16:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Poisonous?
The article states: "All parts of the plant are reported to be poisonous." Well, is it, or is it not? 84.160.251.180 20:42, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps no one has recently taken the time to test the corn cockle for toxicity and publish his or her findings, and thus it remains a folk belief (which doesn't mean it isn't true). Why don't YOU do some research and let the rest of us know? Philippachaucer (talk) 14:38, 22 July 2008 (UTC) - Since no one else has followed up on this, I just did: I added some information on toxicity to the main article (someone else's conclusions, not mine: I am no botanist or chemist). Philippachaucer (talk) 16:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Newspaper article.
"Rare flower is rediscovered - but touch it at your peril." Article in The Times. Wednesday 16th July 2014 p.22.Osborne 18:12, 16 July 2014 (UTC) Also:- The Times. Tuesday 26th August 2014.

Rearrange
Have tried to rearrange: Description, Ecology etc. However something is wrong!!! Help please.Osborne 21:01, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

reworded the lede
I found this confusing:

"in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae", so changed it to this:

"a member of Caryophyllaceae, also called the pink family or the carnation family of plants". 62.92.48.67 (talk) 08:21, 11 June 2024 (UTC) 62.92.48.67 (talk) 08:22, 11 June 2024 (UTC) 62.92.48.67 (talk) 08:22, 11 June 2024 (UTC)