OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-006:

Rumex crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Curly Dock, Yellow Dock


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rumex crispus ssp. crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-02-006:
Rumex crispus   FAMILY Polygonaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1284

Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Disturbed areas, pastures, fields, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
6 sepals of two different sizes
Petals absent
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Nutlet

 

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