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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Polygonaceae
Rumex crispus L.
curly dock, sour dock
Rumex: the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels
crispus: curled
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; potentially invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, up to 5' tall, stout forb; stems unbranched below the inflorescence, often reddish; taprooted |
| Flower: | yellow to greenish, 6-parted, stalk jointed near the base; inflorescence 10" branched clusters becoming dense with age and interspersed with a few small leaves; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dark brown, dry seed |
| Leaf: | large, edges curled, larger ones with rounded to heart-shaped base |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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