Rumex crispusL. Curly Dock

Rumex crispusL. - Curly Dock

Scientific Description:

Perennial up to 150 cm. Basal leaves narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, more than 3 × longer than broad, acute. Petioles canaliculate above. Inflorescence dense. Pedicels longer than the fruiting perianth segments, articulate below the middle. Fruiting perianth segments cordate to triangular, at least one tuberculate, 4−5 × 3−4 mm.

 

Flowering time: May−August.

Habitat: Banks, marshes, waste places, s.l.−2300 m.

 

Reference:

Cullen J (1967). Rumex crispus L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 289.

Public Description:

Rumex crispus, commonly known as “Curly Dock” or “Yellow Dock”, is native to Europe and Western Asia. It is a perennial herb and grows up to 150 cm in length. It blooms between May and August and is found in banks, marshes and waste places. Curly dock inhabits agricultural land and other disturbed areas. It can be poisonous when consumed by animals in large quantities.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_crispus /,Accessed date: 04.04.2016.

Keskin M (2012). Rumex L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 761–764.