Rumex crispus

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	POLYGONACEAE
Species:	Rumex crispus Linnaeus
Common Name:	Curly Dock; Yellow Dock
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	RUCR
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, FACW (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	POLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat family
Genus	Rumex
Species	Rumex crispus Linnaeus - Curly Dock; Yellow Dock

Citation

Citation	RUMEX CRISPUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 335. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Europe, without data (lectotype: LINN 464.7). Lectotypified by Siddiqi & El-Taife, in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 106: 14. 1983.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym
Lapathum crispum	Lapathum crispum (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 1: 261. 1771.	Rumex crispus Linnaeus 1753.
Rumex crispus var. mexicanus	Rumex crispus Linnaeus, var. mexicanus M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 353. 1843.
Rumex patientia var. crispus	Rumex patientia Linnaeus, var. crispus (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 560. 1891.	Rumex crispus Linnaeus 1753.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 2009

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU139964	Marshall	02 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4157	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139883	Elmore	10 May 1980	R. D. Whetstone 10031	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
USAM000013129	Mobile	29 May 1980	Michael G. LeLong 11097	USAM Rumex crispus Linnaeus
45793	Russell	16 MAY 1971	CARROLL, III, A. B. 97	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UWAL0002668	Marengo	4 Jun 2010	England, J. Kevin 2529	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus ssp. crispus
JSU139970	Talladega	13 Jul 1992	J. M. Ballard 327	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00055615	Blount	16 Jun 1998	Brian R. Keener 1049	UNA Rumex crispus L.
TROY000034759	Barbour	01 May 2012	Alvin R. Diamond 23009	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139896	Lawrence	23 May 1974	R. David Whetstone 3166	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139868	Calhoun	26 May 1996	S. E. Hruska 1281	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU140933	Calhoun	29 May 1968	K. E. Landers s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
40030	Limestone	19 MAY 1982	LAHANAS, P. N. S.N.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
TROY000022607	Houston	10 Apr 2008	Alvin R. Diamond 18894A	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
SAMF0003615	Jefferson	14 May 2001	White, Janet F. 37	SAMF Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139968	Morgan	31 May 1974	R. D. Whetstone 3043	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010149	Mobile	30 Apr 1966	Rebecca Deramus D871	UNA Rumex crispus L.
JSU139879	Colbert	06 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4351	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139972	Tuscaloosa	12 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4719	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139963	Marshall	22 Apr 1992	D. D. Spaulding 1346	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00053816	Blount	13 May 1997	Brian R. Keener 164	UNA Rumex crispus L.
56669	Crenshaw	30 MAY 1996	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 10288	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139875	Cleburne	24 May 1973	R. David Whetstone RDW-1329	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139894	Jefferson	02 Apr 1976	T. A. Atkinson 1052	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UWAL0001614	Marengo	23 Mar 2009	England, J. Kevin 1702	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus ssp. crispus
JSU139969	Talladega	27 May 1994	J. M. Ballard 4008	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139889	Jackson	04 Apr 1998	K. R. Brodeur 522	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
42977	Shelby	9 JUL 1972	LUCKETT, LARRY 78	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
14876	Lee	2 MAY 1969	WHATLEY, JAMES L. 12	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139973	Walker	17 Apr 1982	R. D. Whetstone 9481	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000036498	Henry	13 Jan 2013	Alvin R. Diamond 23648	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139895	Lawrence	23 May 1974	R. David Whetstone 3166	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139877	Cleburne	26 Jun 1996	S. E. Hruska 1330	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139965	Mobile	27 Mar 1993	Lesley Hodge 41	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139961	Lowndes	09 Jun 1984	R. D. Whetstone 14122	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000008028	Dale	04 Apr 2000	Tiffany Pennington 515	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
12614	Bullock	30 APR 1965	BROWN, JIMMY E. S.N.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139873	Clay	11 May 1994	J. M. Ballard 3914	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
53198	Bullock	15 MAY 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 4768	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UNA00055722	Lamar	28 Apr 2002	Brian R. Keener 2021	UNA Rumex crispus L.
UWAL0037198	Cleburne	03 May 2016	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14592	UWAL Rumex crispus L.
45398	Jefferson	12 MAY 1979	GILCHRIST, SCOTT M. 56	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139878	Cleburne	24 Jun 1969	Jan Cofield s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000039465	Elmore	07 Jul 2011	Robert Pullen 84	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139865	Calhoun	22 Feb 1993	A. P. Dasinger 6	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UWAL0037462	Bullock	13 May 2016	Soehren, Eric C. 265	UWAL Rumex crispus L. ssp crispus
JSU139886	Etowah	28 May 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4096	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010114	Mobile	01 May 1965	Rebecca Deramus D395	UNA Rumex crispus L.
JSU139880	Colbert	06 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4351	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139866	Calhoun	15 Jul 1982	R. D. Whetstone 11461	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000038216	Bullock	26 Apr 2012	Bailee Dykes 586	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010109	Mobile	_ Jun 1886	Charles Mohr s.n.	UNA Rumex crispus L.
51838	Pike	5 MAY 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 4653	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139891	Jackson	26 May 1973	R. David Whetstone RDW-1148	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139967	Morgan	10 Jun 1976	T. A. Atkinson 1870	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UWAL0010870	Barbour	01 May 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23009	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139892	Jefferson	09 May 1984	J. P. Barber 206	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139888	Etowah	06 May 1973	Kenneth E. Landers s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
46836	Russell	8 MAY 1981	MAYNARD, J. A. 74	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
TROY000008010	Escambia	21 May 1995	Cynthia L. Brittain 237	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
2096	Lee	15 MAY 1949	WOOD, P. A.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139882	Cullman	20 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4829	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
22430	Baldwin	3 JUL 1970	ROGERS, NORMAN 65	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
TROY000038400	Bullock	28 Mar 2013	Bailee Dykes 1151	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010134	Mobile	27 Mar 1982	Robert R. Haynes 8512	UNA Rumex crispus L.
JSU139871	Cherokee	06 May 1983	R. D. Whetstone 13087	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139867	Calhoun	15 Jun 1982	R. D. Whetstone 11304	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010139	Jefferson	09 May 1981	Charles N. Horn 212	UNA Rumex crispus L.
48938	Henry	7 JUL 1988	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 5157	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139872	Cherokee	26 May 1973	R. David Whetstone s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139887	Etowah	14 Jun 1974	T. A. Atkinson 307	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UWAL0009680	Jefferson	3 Apr 2009	Spaulding, D.D. 13156	UWAL Rumex crispus L.
JSU139893	Jefferson	17 May 1984	J. P. Barber 441	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139874	Clay	11 May 1972	Kenneth E. Landers RDW-1144	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
22496	Lee	13 APR 1970	MONTGOMERY, JOHN 48	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UNA00010129	Hale	16 May 1966	Sherrie E. Maginness 258	UNA Rumex crispus L.
UWAL0038359	Mobile	06 Oct 1973	LeLong, Michel G. 7331.2	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000008012	Pike	14 May 1997	Astrid Evers 122	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139881	Cullman	20 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4887	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
30157	Talladega	18 MAY 1976	RUTLAND, DAVID W. 2939	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UWAL0005912	Houston	10 Apr 2008	Diamond, A.R. 18894A	UWAL Rumex crispus L.
JSU139974	Winston	07 Jun 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4430	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
41717	Macon	5 MAY 1973	GUYSE, KEITH D. 110	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
2093	Lee	20 MAY 1955	ARNER, DALE H. S.N.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UNA00010198	Tuscaloosa	01 Jun 1875	Eugene A. Smith s.n.	UNA Rumex crispus L.
56602	Crenshaw	9 MAY 1996	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 10223	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU146011	Calhoun	31 May 1993	F. Hutchinson 1603	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139971	Talladega	30 May 1973	R. David Whetstone RDW-1147	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000045793	Autauga	11 Apr 2017	Matthew R. Parker 578	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139966	Mobile	09 Apr 1976	G. Wayner 628	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
61058	Choctaw	21 JUN 1994	CROUCH, VIRGINIA E. 1016	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
USAM000013128	Baldwin	18 Mar 1968	Michael G. LeLong 4213	USAM Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139885	Etowah	11 May 1994	L. M. Hodge 1461	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
20040	Lowndes	18 JUN 1970	MOORE, HAROLD D. 102	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UWAL0015973	Bullock	26 Apr 2012	Dykes, Bailee 586	UWAL Rumex crispus L.
UWAL0012352	Bullock	28 Mar 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1551	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139899	Limestone	27 Jun 1996	R. D. Whetstone 17908	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
34374	Perry	7 JUN 1977	SESSLER, ANN H. 1505	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
47245	Madison	3 JUL 1981	BAIRD, E. 35	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139962	Marshall	20 May 1974	R. David Whetstone 2764	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139876	Cleburne	26 Apr 1995	S. E. Hruska 676	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139897	Lee	01 May 1964	Gene A. Bozarth s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
2097	Lee	7 MAY 1949	CUNNINGHAM, HUGH B.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UWAL0019416	Dallas	01 May 1987	Kral, R. 73823	UWAL Rumex crispus L.
JSU139900	Lowndes	09 Jun 1984	R. D. Whetstone 14118	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000008008	Butler	22 Apr 2007	Alvin R. Diamond 17426	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
UNA00010188	Greene	14 Jun 1966	H. Naugle G94	UNA Rumex crispus L.
45792	Perry	22 MAY 1971	FULLER, C. W. 86	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
AUA000032640	Covington	5 May 2011	HANSEN, CURTIS J. 5018	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
TROY000030850	Lee	18 May 1955	Dale H Arner s.n.	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
64418	Randolph	5 MAY 1986	NIXON, C. F. 2156	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
USAM000013126	Mobile	06 Oct 1973	Michael G. LeLong 7331.1	USAM Rumex crispus Linnaeus
USAM000013127	Mobile	12 May 1973	Michael G. LeLong 7040.1	USAM Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139863	Blount	28 May 1975	R. D. Whetstone 4039	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
22201	Sumter	3 MAY 1970	SULLIVAN, TERRY K. 88	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UNA00010144	Mobile	27 Mar 1982	Robert R. Haynes 8512	UNA Rumex crispus L.
JSU139870	Cherokee	06 May 1983	R. D. Whetstone 13087	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
TROY000033198	Jackson	13 May 2009	Terry Wayne Barger 113	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
60736	Montgomery	13 MAY 1967	ALTA M. BURNETT 219	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UNA00010104	Tuscaloosa	01 Jun 1875	Eugene A. Smith s.n.	UNA Rumex crispus L.
44008	Conecuh	8 JUN 1986	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 2557	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
TROY000008011	Montgomery	09 May 2006	Alvin R. Diamond 16359	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139890	Jackson	27 May 1974	R. David Whetstone 2902	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139898	Limestone	02 Jun 1997	T. L. Hofmann 00571	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139869	Calhoun	28 Apr 1967	G. Collier s.n.	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
35358	Covington	27 MAY 1979	CRAWFORD, LLOYD C. S.N.	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
JSU139864	Blount	24 May 1972	Kenneth E. Landers RDW-1145	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
21154	Lee	12 MAY 1969	MOORE, HAROLD D. 222-69	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.
UWAL0035226	Limestone	02 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7874	UWAL Rumex crispus Linnaeus ssp. crispus
TROY000008009	Coffee	03 Mar 2000	Brian H. Martin 451	TROY Rumex crispus Linnaeus
JSU139884	Elmore	27 Apr 1979	R. D. Whetstone 9624	JSU Rumex crispus Linnaeus
34134	Perry	3 JUN 1977	SESSLER, ANN H. 1493	AUA RUMEX CRISPUS L.

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Keener, B. R., A.R. Diamond, L. J. Davenport, P. G. Davison, S. L. Ginzbarg, C. J. Hansen, C. S. Major, D. D. Spaulding, J. K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2019. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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