Name

Agrostemma githago L.

Family

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

ID

302158

Collection Date

5 / 1996

Collector

DeCandido, R.

State

NEW YORK

County

Bronx

Exact Location

Not recorded

Ecological Characteristics

Waste, roadside area. Abandoned constructi

Description

Plant tall, about 2 1/2 to 3 ft. high. Stem hairy. Petals five, reddish-purple, 1 1/2 to 2 in. diameter. Calyx lobes five, longer then the petals, tube tan ribbed. Leaves linear, entire and opposit