Photographs: New Ross, Co. Wexford

Curled Dock Rumex crispus subsp. uliginosus Family: Polygonaceae Native. Lax, open seedheads with large fruit (more than 2.5 mm). Plants are usually over 1m tall. Identified by Paul Green Infrequent but can be locally common on estuarine mud and by tidal rivers in counties Waterford, Wexford and Limerick. Similar: Rumex crispus subsp. crispus. Abundant on waste and cultivated ground. R. crispus subsp. littoreus. Coastal shingle, dunes.

Curled Dock, Rumex crispus subsp. uliginosus