Photographs: Co. Cork

Curled Dock Rumex crispus ssp. crispus Copóg chatach Family: Polygonaceae Flowering: July-September. Perennial. Native Greenish-white flower spikes followed by dense reddish brown seedheads. Narrow lanceolate leaves, waved or curled at edges. Height: 30-100 cm. Abundant on waste and cultivated ground, roadsides and gardens. Similar: Rumex crispus ssp. littoreus. On coastal shingle and dunes. Rumex crispus ssp. uliginosus. Grows on estuarine mud. Golden Dock (Rumex maritimus) Turns golden-yellow when fruiting. Very rare, scattered distribution in Ireland.

Curled Dock, Rumex crispus, Copóg chatach