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Curly dock |
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| Scientific Name | Rumex crispus L. |
| Other Names | sour dock, yellow dock |
| Life Cycle | perennial |
| General Description | Perennial with large, narrow wavy leaves in a basal rosette with a sparsely leaved flowering stem. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are hairless and ovate at the ends of long, ridged petioles. Young leaves form a basal rosette and have red speckling. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Stems are smooth, ridged, and often red. Leaves are alternate and have an ochrea. Large mature leaves have wavy margins and very long and rounded. |
| Roots | taproot |
| Flower and Fruit | Flowers in clusters on the upper portion of the elongated stem. Flowers are greenish in color and turn a deep red when mature. Fruits are triangular, cork-like structure that contain the seeds. |