Common name
English: Common corncockle
German: Kornrade
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)
Genus: Agrostemma (1)
Epithet: githago L. (1)
githago => probably referring to the resemblance to the blackish caraway-like seeds of Nigella sativa (lat. git or gith)
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white