Rumex crispus (curly or yellow dock) is so called because the edges of the leaves look like a pie edge after it’s been “crisped” or fluted. It’s also called yellow dock because the root is ...

So in the fall, you can forage for the curly dock greens and also the seed and also the yellow tap root. During the fall to early winter, depending on ground freezing can be dug and the root would ...

All of these signs made me suspect that this species synthesized an effective chemical defense. Curly dock has a familiar defense system, for it synthesizes the same chemical compound, oxalic acid, as ...