Common name:
Curly dock
Family:
Scientific name:
Rumex crispus
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Rough grassland, disturbed ground
Flowers:
The inflorescence is a dense, leafless cluster of many small, greenish flowers which have three green inner tepals, and three smaller tepals at the base. Tepal margins are generally smooth, lacking any teeth. Each inner tepal has a prominent wart at the base. Flowers become red then brown as they wither
Leaves:
Narrow, lanceolate, hairless, up to 25 cm long, tapered at the base and strongly curled along the margins. Stems are stout, hairless, and ribbed
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
