PLANT PROFILE

Rumex crispus
curly dock



Rumex crispus
Rumex crispus
Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht
Britton & Brown
Botanical name: Rumex crispus
Common name: curly dock
Group: dicot
Family: Polygonaceae
Growth type: forb/herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: introduced
Plant height: to 2 meters
Foliage: petiolate, "crisped" leaves, glabrous
Flower: green
Flowering time: April - May
Habitat: fields, roadsides, waste grounds, disturbed sites
Range in New Jersey: statewide
Heritage ranking, if any: n/a
Distribution: