Feb 3, 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.

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] The plant produces an inflorescence or flower stalk that grows to 1.5 metres (5 feet) high. [3] .

Curly dock (Rumex crispus) is one of the many wild edible invasive plants we have in North America. It's toxic to horses, cattle, and sheep, and the seeds are poisonous to poultry, so it's not something you want in your pasture. And if you do have it, it's not easy to get rid of.

Mar 18, 2022 · Curly dock (Rumex crispus), sometimes called yellow dock, is mostly known as a nuisance agricultural weed. And with good reason! Curly dock is not only a long-living perennial with abundant seed production, but its seeds also survive in the soil for 50 to 80 years.

Curly dock (Rumex crispus L.) is a weed of low-maintenance orchards, nursery crops, landscapes, roadsides, pastures and forage crops. This perennial plant is not usually a problem in cultivated row crops. Curly dock grows throughout the US and southern Canada.

Curly dock is a long-lived perennial weed in the buckwheat family. It occurs at sites with full sun, moist to dry conditions, and tolerates most soil types. It withstands drought, temporary flooding, and occasional mowing.

Jun 9, 2012 · Curly dock is invasive in North America, South America, New Zealand, and Australia. by Erica Marciniec, www.wildfoodgirl.com. Stare out across the empty lots and fields on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, and you will see scattered clumps of dark green leaves towering above the grass.

Curly Dock or as it is scientifically known as Rumex crispus is a flowering plant which is perennial in nature. It has various other names including yellow dock and even curled dock. (Jcomeau ictx, Curly dock, CC BY-SA 3.0).

Jun 8, 2018 · Dock has lance-shaped, elliptical leaves that start out small and tender, but can grow quite large and tough and begin to turn yellow and/or red as they age. The two most common varieties are curly dock, Rumex crispus (pictured in this post, also known as yellow dock), and broad-leafed dock, which have characteristics that befit their names.

Curled dock is a very common plant found in gardens, along roadside verges and hedgerows, on waste ground, and by water. As with other docks, it is often considered a weed of arable and disturbed ground, although it may be left alone on grazing land as extra herbage.