Curly Dock

Curly Dock

Rumex crispus L.

Polygonaceae (Smartweed Family)

▲ seedlings

▲ early season growth

▲ mid and ▼ late season growth

▲ ▼ flowering plants

▲ ▼ plant in seed stage

Docks:

simple perennial, rosette-forming, large tap-rooted weeds
usually found in pastures, range, abandoned fields; some in lawns
usually controlled by tillage or by post-emergent herbicides
inflorescence is a tall stem with terminal spikes of green flowers which mature to brownish seeds
curly dock
- has rosette of wavy/crinkly edged leaves that are 1-3" wide and 6-18" long
- leaves or petioles/stem bases often have reddish tinge
- produces upright, branched flowering stems 18-48" tall in spring with greenish flowers that produce flat, winged seeds that turn reddish brown when mature