Common name
English: Curled dock
German: Krauser Ampfer
Portuguese: Cata-cuz
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Polygonales (29)
Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Rumex (9)
Epithet: crispus L. (1)
Synonyms: Lapathum crispum (L.) Scop., Rumex elongatus Guss.
crispum => curled closely, crested
crispus => curled closely, crested
elongatus => elongated, lengthened, drawn out, extended
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green