Wildflowers Identified: Corn-Cockle
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Corn-Cockle has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- several flowers on stem
- 1 to 2 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- blooms in September or later
- plant height one foot to two feet
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- opposite one another leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves over 5 times as long as wide
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
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