Curly Dock - Rumex crispus
Family: Polygonaceae
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Type: Perennial weed
- Flowers: Green flowers.
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Habit: grows in wet areas and is frequently associated with
overwatering or standing water in low areas.
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Characteristics: A member of the buckwheat family, it has
characteristic jointed stems, a membranous sheath at the leaf base,
and usually swollen nodes.
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Growth: The mature plant has stout stems and can be 2 to 5 feet (0.6
- 1.5 m) tall. Succulent cotyledons are 3 times long as they are
broad.
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Propagation: From cuttings of its thick and fleshy taproot, and
seeds dispersed by wind and water.
Scientific Source: U. California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Photos Source: Courtesy S.P. Johnson