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]

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.

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.

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.

Apr 13, 2015 · Curly dock (Rumex crispus), also known as sour dock, yellow dock, narrowleaf dock, or curled dock, is a perennial weed native to Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. Curly dock was introduced into the U.S., possibly arriving as a seed contaminant in the early 1600’s when the British brought crops and cattle to New England 1 .

Feb 16, 2015 · How to identify, harvest and cook curly dock and its relatives like Western dock, Rumex crispus. Dock is a tangy early spring green.

Curly dock is a perennial plant with a thickened taproot that begins as a basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves with wavy margins and distinct leaf stems. As the smooth, ribbed stem grows taller, it bears alternate leaves that are progressively smaller and narrower up the stalk.

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).

Curly dock (Rumex crispus) is a hardy perennial weed found in most American gardens that is anchored by a branched taproot. New green leaves that emerge in spring often are tinged with red. The young leaves are edible but become bitter when warm weather arrives. A tall seed stalk appears in summer.