Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Curly dock
Botanical name: Rumex crispus
Common family name: Buckwheat or Smartweed
Family name: Polygonaceae
WSSA code: RUMCR
US code: RUCR

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
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Leaf division:
Leaf margin:
Leaf shape:
Leaf arrangement:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Brown, Green, Red
Color variation: red-brown
Tactile: Smooth
Type:
Growth habit: Forb/Herb
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.