Curled dock
Scientific name: Rumex crispus
Family: Polygonaceae
Other common names; yellow dock
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 1m
Growing conditions: disturbed and dry or wet ground
Nectar source for:
Food source for: many invertebrates
Description
Curled dock shows incredible resistance to change; for example, it can be submerged in floodwaters for up to eight weeks and still survive, despite its preference for drier soils.
How to identify: Curled dock has slender leaves, usually tapering to a point and with wavy margins, with tall flower spikes and very densely packed flowers and seeds.
How to propagate: Spreads readily by seed, root sections also regrow.
Family: Polygonaceae
Other common names; yellow dock
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 1m
Growing conditions: disturbed and dry or wet ground
Nectar source for:
Food source for: many invertebrates
Description
Curled dock shows incredible resistance to change; for example, it can be submerged in floodwaters for up to eight weeks and still survive, despite its preference for drier soils.
How to identify: Curled dock has slender leaves, usually tapering to a point and with wavy margins, with tall flower spikes and very densely packed flowers and seeds.
How to propagate: Spreads readily by seed, root sections also regrow.