Rumex crispus - Krusskräppa

Rumex crispus,SE: Krusskräppa, Krusskräppa, krussyra, svinsyra,
DE: Krauser Ampfer, NL: krulzuring, UK: Curled Dock


Scientific name:		Rumex crispus L.
Swedish name:		Krusskräppa, krussyra, svinsyra
German name:		Krauser Ampfer
Nederlandse naam:		Krulzuring
English name:		Curled Dock
Family:		Polygonaceae, Skräppor

_{Location: Jämtland, Ragunda; Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}


Life form:		Perennial herb
Stems:		Stems to -200 cm tall, simple or branching at the apex, erect, from a big taproot, herbaceous, glabrous, ribbed, becoming red with age
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, entire
Flowers:		Green, yellow
Flowering Period:		July, August
Fruits:		Fruit lacks teeth on the wing, is oval/triangular in shape, usually with all 3 seeds swollen, although with one often larger than the others. Achenes ferruginous
Habitat:		Coast, pastures, meadows, farmland and settlements

Rumex crispus, Krusskräppa, krussyra, svinsyra, Krauser Ampfer, Krulzuring, Curled Dock

_{Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}

Derivation of the botanical name:
Rumex the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels.
crispus, curled, curly haired.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Rumex crispus, Krusskräppa, krussyra, svinsyra, krussyra, svinsyra, Krauser Ampfer, Krulzuring, Curled Dock

_{Date Picture Taken: July 18, 2008}