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3 lut 2020 · Curly dock (Rumex crispus, also called yellow dock) is one of those plants that is easily overlooked. It doesn’t have a showy flower and the leaves can look kind of generic. Furthermore, it’s not typically as prolific of a weed as dandelion— at least not in urban areas.
12 sie 2024 · Curly dock grows best in cool, wet climates, and prefers deep, moist clay soil. It can propagate in full sun or semi-shade, and it usually grows directly from seed. A curly dock plant produces around 40,000 seeds per year, and they can lay dormant for up to 50 years.
18 mar 2022 · A common sight in fallow fields and roadsides, curly docks are widespread but less prolific than similar tap-rooted naturalized invasive plants like dandelions. With their perennial sturdy tap root, curly docks are drought tolerant but are found in moist areas also.
Rumex crispus, the curly dock, [1] curled dock or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia. [2]
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2 mar 2018 · Curly dock is called curly dock because it tends to have wavy leaf margins. But the leaf shape is highly variable, both on a single plant, and from plant to plant. Younger plants tend to have foliage with less curly margins.
Consider Rumex crispus, also known as Curled Dock or Yellow Dock. This perennial flowering plant boasts long curly leaves and a deep taproot, making it a common sight in roadsides, fields, and low-maintenance crops across Europe, Asia, and North America.
