[Docks and Sorrels: The Genus Rumex in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock

Rumex crispus ssp. crispus

Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus

Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock: Rumex crispus (Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) - Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock: Rumex crispus (Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the winged achenes of curly dock as seen along Lakeside Road at the public fishing area of Conboy Lake NWR.........July 16, 2008. The wing margins of this species are largely entire or slightly toothed as seen with this individual.

Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock: Rumex crispus (Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) - Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock: Rumex crispus (Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) - Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock: Rumex crispus (Synonyms: Lapathum crispum, Rumex crispus ssp. crispus)

Curly dock as seen in the riparian area of drained Howard Prairie Lake at Grizzly Creek Campground, Jackson County Parks......July 23, 2021.
Paul Slichter