Rumex Crispus

Scientific Name: Rumex crispus

Common Name: curly dock

Symbol: RUCR

Category: Dicot

Genus: Rumex

Family: Polygonaceae

Family Common Name: Buckwheat family

Order: Polygonales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)

State Noxious: IA (SNW)

Edible: unknown

Wild dock

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Scientific Name: Rumex crispus

Common Name(s): Rumex acetosella, Wild dock, Wild sorrel

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: leaf

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13 Aug, 2008

Description: Wild dock is a stout plant with most of its leaves at the base of its stem that is commonly 15 to 30 centimeters brig. The plants usually develop from a strong, fleshy, carrotlike taproot. Its flowers are usually very small, growing in green to purplish plumelike clusters. Wild sorrel similar to the wild dock but smaller. Many of the basal leaves are arrow-shaped but smaller than those of the dock and contain a sour juice.

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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: These plants can be found in almost all climatic zones of the world, in areas of high as well as low rainfall. Many kinds are found as weeds in fields, along roadsides, and in waste places.
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Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: Because of tender nature of the foliage, the sorrel and the dock are useful plants, especially in desert areas. You can eat their succulent leaves fresh or slightly cooked. To take away the strong taste, change the water once or twice during cooking. This latter tip is a useful hint in preparing many kinds of wild greens.
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ravenscar 25 Oct, 2010	The seeds may be ground like flour and baked into bread, crackers and chips. you can also pop them like popcorn.
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