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# Flower

Dock Flowers

Rumex crispus, also called curly dock, is a robust tap-rooted perennial growing two to five feet tall. Stems are erect, reddish, and slightly ridged. The elongated, basal leaves grow from 4 to 12 inches long and have wavy margins and lack hairs.

Small flowers emerge in dense, green, spike-like, terminal clusters. Entire plants may turn reddish-brown at maturity. Individual seeds are enclosed in a papery-to-corky winged structure that facilitates spreading by wind or water. 

Dock species are native to Eurasia. They are particularly common in wet meadows, along ditch banks, and in waste areas.

Multiple brown seeding dock flower spikes with green leaves growing in a natural meadow setting Dock Plant with Brown Seed Spikes in Green Meadow
Tall reddish-brown dock flower and seed spikes rising against a clear pale blue sky Dock Plant Seed Spikes Against Blue Sky
A low rosette of broad green dock leaves growing among fallen autumn brown and orange leaves Dock Plant Rosette Among Autumn Leaves
A large broad-leaved dock plant rosette with dark green leaves growing on a forest floor among ground cover Broad-Leaved Dock Plant Rosette on Forest Floor
A top-down view of a young dock plant rosette with green leaves growing flat on a grass lawn Young Dock Plant Rosette on Grass Lawn
Tall deep red and burgundy dock flower spikes in full seed among green wild vegetation Deep Red Dock Flower Spikes in Wild Garden
Delicate dock seed heads glowing in soft golden backlight against a blurred background Dock Seed Heads in Soft Golden Backlight
Tall brown dock seed spikes with yellowing autumn leaves in a green meadow setting Brown Dock Seed Spikes with Yellow Autumn Leaves
Reddish-brown dock seed spikes glowing warmly in bright sunlight against a dark background Dock Plant Seed Spikes in Warm Sunlight
A dock plant with green flower spikes and large broad textured leaves growing near a wall Dock Plant with Green Flower Spikes and Large Leaves
A dock plant in early flower with large green leaves, red-tinged stems, and green flower spikes Dock Plant in Flower with Large Leaves and Red Stems
A tall dock plant with green flower spikes and broad leaves growing on a roadside pavement edge Dock Plant Growing Near Roadside with Flower Spikes
A bushy dock plant with multiple green flower spikes and large leaves growing beside a pavement Dock Plant with Green Flower Spikes Near Pavement
A large dock plant with multiple yellow-green flower spikes in full bloom growing in a wild hedgerow Dock Plant in Full Flower in Wild Hedgerow
A close-up of a single horizontal dock flower spike with small green flowers among dark forest floor vegetation Dock Plant Flower Spike Close-Up on Forest Floor

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