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DESCRIPTION:
Curly dock, a perennial weed, usually grows in wet areas and is
frequently associated with overwatering or standing water in
low
areas. A member of the buckwheat family, it has characteristic
jointed stems, a membranous sheath at the leaf base, and usually
swollen
nodes. The mature plant has stout stems and can be 2 to 5 feet
(0.6 - 1.5 m) tall. Succulent cotyledons are 3 times long as
they are
broad. Young seedlings vary in color, from entirely green to being
red tinged in the cooler months. The long, loosely branched
inflorescence
has green flowers that are not showy. The stem dies back in the
fall while a basal rosette of leaves forms. Curly dock can grow
from cuttings of its thick and fleshy taproot. Seeds may be dispersed
by wind and water.
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