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Rumex crispus L. Yellow dock; Curley dock; Curly dock

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Rumex crispus  L. - Curly Dock Family - Polygonaceae Stems - Stems to -2m tall, simple or branching at the apex, erect, from a big taproot, herbaceous, glabrous, ribbed, becoming red with age. Stem of mature plant. Leaves - Basal leaves petiolate, to +/-50cm long (with petiole). Ocrea to -15cm long, scarious. Petiole to 20cm long, carinate. Blade lanceolate, crisped, glabrous, acute, +/-11cm broad, +/-45cm long, rounded at base, not cordate. Cauline leaves to +/-14cm long, glabrous, with smaller petiole than basal leaves, more crisped than basal leaves. Leaf showing crisped margins. Inflorescence - Terminal bracteate panicles to +/-40cm long (tall). Pedicels to 5mm long, with small swollen joint in basal 1/2. Flowers - Outer perianth segments 3, 1.5mm long, green, glabrous, with scarious margins, rounded at apex. Inner perianth segments broadly ovate, to 2.5mm long in flower, glabrous, green. Ovary 3-sided, green, glabrous, 1mm long. Styles 3, reflexed, .6mm long. Stamens 6, adnate at base of perianth segments. Anthers yellow, to +1mm long. Filaments greenish, glabrous, 1mm long. Fruiting perianth segments becoming ferruginous, glabrous, to 5mm long, each with a tubercle. Tubercles to 1/2 the length of the fruiting perianth segments. Achenes ferruginous. Fruiting perianth(s). Plant with mature fruits. Flowering - April - May. Habitat - Fields, roadsides, railroads, waste ground, disturbed sites. Origin - Native to Eurasia. Other info. - This aggressive species is found throughout Missouri. The plant spreads easily can grow to quite a large size. The tissues of this species, and most plants in this genus, have high concentrations of oxalic acid and can be irritating to some people. Traditionally the plant is eaten or made into a tea for many ailments such and fever, scurvy, tumors, and cancer. Photographs taken at the Kansas City Zoo, and off Mill St., Parkville, MO., 5-6-01, and in Van Buren, MO., 5-26-03.

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly PLANTS Profile   Rumex crispus L. curly dock         Symbol:   RUCR   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Polygonaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    I AK    I HI    I PR    I CAN    I SPM    I Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species . Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Rumex crispus L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Rumex thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Rumex crispus L. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)   Related Taxa: Rumex crispus L. View 33 genera in Polygonaceae , 55 species in Rumex or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Rumex crispus ssp. crispus curly dock Rumex crispus ssp. fauriei curly dock Native    Introduced   Classification: Rumex crispus L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Caryophyllidae Order Polygonales Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family Genus Rumex L. – dock Species Rumex crispus L. – curly dock   Noxious Weed Information: Rumex crispus L. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds . Iowa : sour dock              Secondary noxious weed   U.S. Weed Information: Rumex crispus L. curly dock narrowleaf dock sour dock yellow dock Rumex dock This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states . State agriculture or natural resource departments. KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide . The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains . Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM . Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West . Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.   Introduced Information: Rumex crispus L. This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants. Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all   Wetland Indicator Status: Rumex crispus L. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACU,FACW FACU FAC FAC+ FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FAC+ FACW- FAC FAC+ FAC* Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Rumex crispus L. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA). View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20937. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Rumex crispus L. Arizona: abstract & image of curly dock (Rumex crispus) British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program Canada-Manitoba Weeds NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images) UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images VA-Weed Identification Guide     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:37 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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　 Kingdom Plantae    Phylum Magnoliophyta    Class Magnoliopsida    Order Polygonales    Family Polygonaceae    Genus Rumex     Rumex crispus  L.  var. japonicus  (Houtt.) Makino 1894  Provider: Ching-I Peng  Citation: Flora of Taiwan 2nd ed. 2: 314, 1996  Name Code: 203920 Suggested Link    Discover Life    Flora of Taiwan 2nd eBooks (National Taiwan University)   User Response:      　

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 40 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Rumex crispus%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 6246 3041 2918 0016 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Rumex crispus Curly-leaved Or Yellow Dock ID: 8253 3202 4137 0048 [detail] Beatrice F. Howitt © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Rumex crispus Curly-leaved Or Yellow Dock ID: 8253 3202 4137 0046 [detail] Beatrice F. Howitt © 1999 California Academy of Sciences Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1100 0004 [detail] © 2000 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 6246 3041 2918 0015 [detail] © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California Rumex crispus Curley Dock ID: 0000 0000 1104 0325 [detail] © 2004 Carol W. Witham Rumex crispus Curley Dock ID: 0000 0000 1104 0326 [detail] © 2004 Carol W. Witham Rumex crispus Curley Dock ID: 0000 0000 0105 2419 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Rumex crispus Curley Dock ID: 0000 0000 0105 2420 [detail] © 2005 Louis-M. Landry Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 1105 0576 [detail] © 2005 Steve Matson Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 1105 0577 [detail] © 2005 Steve Matson Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 1105 0578 [detail] © 2005 Steve Matson Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0833 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0834 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0835 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0836 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0837 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0838 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 1205 0839 [detail] © 2005 Luigi Rignanese Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 0106 0574 [detail] © 2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 0506 2388 [detail] © 2006 Dr. Mark S. Brunell Rumex crispus Curly Dock ID: 0000 0000 0506 2390 [detail] © 2006 Dr. Mark S. Brunell Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 0508 0253 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Rumex crispus ID: 0000 0000 0508 0254 [detail] © 2008 Louis-M. Landry Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley