Scientific Name:
Rumex crispus
Pronunciation:
ROO-mecks KRISP-us
Common Name:
curled dock
Family Name:
Polygonaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Basal leaves basal oblong-lanceolate, wedge-shaped to rounded at the base, blades 10-30cm long, , margins curled or wavy; petioles long, pimply and finely hairy; stem leaves alternate, reduced upward, becoming short-stalked; florets tightly clusters on a large, dense, elongated panicle, usually greenish before turning yellowish-red-brown; achenes brown, smooth, shiny, about 2.5mm long, in calyx.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Erosion control, Medicinal plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Red
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Oblong
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate, Rounded
Margins:
Crenate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Red (green then red-brown)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Rumex crispus
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Storage tap root
Pest Susceptibility:
Virus (Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
Deer
