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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. Nutritional Value: leaves are high in vitamin A&C, minerals, protein ...
Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) is a perennial broadleaf plant that usually grows in wet areas and is frequently associated with standing water. Leaves are alternate to one another along the stem forming a rosette. The mature plant stands erect and grows 2 to 5 feet tall.
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 .
Curly Dock. Common name: Curly Dock. Latin name: Rumex crispus L. Family: Polygonaceae. Life Cycle: Perennial. Type: Broadleaf. Description: Perennial broadleaf weed that grows in a basal rosette initially, but can become more upright with maturity. Leaves are often wavy or curly with entire margins. Click on additional photos to enlarge:
The common name of rumex crispus, curly dock, refers to the leaves, which are curved, and have wavy edges. This species originates in Europe, and has spread across most of the US, where it is most widespread in the Rocky Mountains and in California.
Rumex crispus ( "curly dock" or "yellow dock") is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia. Sources and Credits. (c) stonebird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/73431753@N00/3663760789.
