Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)

perennial in the Buckwheat Family growing 0.8 to 1.5 metres tall; deep penetrating yellow taproot; dark green leaves waved and crisp along the margins; plant turns a rusty-red colour when mature
produces 3,000 to 4,000 seeds per plant
a similar plant, broadleaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is distinquished by its large leaves which are rounded or heart-shaped at the base

	Mature plant
	Wavy, crisp-margined leaves
	Broadleaved dock rosette Photo courtesy Jack Freeman, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada

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