Curled dock

Family: Polygonaceae
Scientific name: Rumex crispus
Description: Plant Form: Perennial rosette herb. Size: Up to 1.5 m tall. Stem: Numerous stiff branching. Leaves: Large egg or oval-shaped, up to 30 cm long, often with wavy or curled edges. Becoming smaller and narrower higher up. Flowers: Greenish or reddish and numerous in dense clusters close to branches on slender stalks. Fruit and Seeds: 3-sided nut surrounded by enlarged wing-like valves that are up to 6 mm across. In very large clusters on the flower stalks. Becoming very conspicuous and reddish rusty coloured as they mature. Habitat: Riparian areas, roadsides, parks, pastures, urban bushland, grasslands, drainage channels. Distinguishing Features: Size and robustness distinguishes from other docks (Rumex species). Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural, Common Lifeform: Herbaceous

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