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Curled Dock, Yellow Dock. Scientific name: Rumex crispus. Abundance: plentiful. What: very young leaves, seeds. How: leaves may be eaten raw; roast seeds or grind seeds into flour. Where: fields, disturbed areas, stream and pond banks. When: summer, fall, winter, spring.
Keep an eye out for the following features to identify curly dock on your managed land before it becomes a widespread issue: What does curly dock look like? Capable of developing in full sun or partial shade, curly dock can grow up to 5 feet tall with hairless leaves that reach 12 inches long and 2.5 inches wide.
Rumex crispus. Main flower color: Green. Range: All the western states (non native) Height: Usually up to 3 feet; sometimes more. Habitat: Varied; streambanks, woodland margins, disturbed ground, meadows, roadsides, from sea level to 9,000 feet. Leaves: Alternate, linear to lanceolate, up to 12 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. Season:
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.
Note: when native and non-native populations both exist in a county, only native status is shown on the map. Found this plant? Take a photo and post a sighting .
Rumex crispus, commonly known as curly dock, curled dock, or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia and produces an inflorescence/flower stalk, which grows to about three feet tall.
The curled dock is an optimal host plant for certain Lepidoptera species including, Agrotis ipsilon (black cutworm). Adult moths oviposit on these dense, low-lying leaves during the spring/summer season.
