oe Re crispus L. Curly Dock. Roots vertical 1.5-2 om. in diameter; 
_ Stems erect, commonly 1 m. tall, simple —i%; basal leaves 15-30 cm. long, 
6-8 cme wide, oblong, obtuse, truncaie or subCordate at the base, margin 
curly and wavy, petioles about half the length of the blade, the cauline 
; drooping sraceful] , Stipules 
1-5 cme long; panicle 30-50 cm. long, Spreading somewhat , leafy, greenish, 
becoming a deep S jenna brown in fruit, inner segments of mature perianth 
broadly ovate, 4itme long, truncate but hardly cordate at base, each (or 
frequently only one) bearing a prominent tubercle, reticulately veined , 
pedicels subequal or longer; achene elliptical, 2-2.5 mn. long, brown, the | 
angles very acute. } 
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A common weed in fields and meadows and along roadways, mostly below 5000 
feet; throughout our range. Considered an introduction from Europe, 
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— Re mexicanus Meissn. Roots tocks woody, stems several, decumbent 
at the base, 40-60 cm. tall, leafy, branching from the base; leaves very smooth, 
all narrowly oblong~lanceolate, 8-15 cm. long, 1.5-3 
Cie Wide, acuts or somewhat acuminate, taperin to petioles 1-2 om, 
long, wamevims plane or lightly undulate, stipules 1-2 cm. long, panicle 10-20 : 
q)) cme long, the branches ascending, the lowermost Subtended by reduced leaves 
5-8 cm. long; inner perianth Segments ovate, 2 mm. long in flower, 5 mm. long, 
deltoid, in fruit obtuse or acutish, each common] with a prominent 
tubercle usually narrower than the margin, reticulately veined, pedicels sub-_ 
equal or shorter; achenes 2 mn. long, ovoid, dark brown. : : 
Muddy g70und and waste places usually below 3000 feet; throughout our ranges. 
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—— Be mritims 1. var. fouginus (Thil.) Dusen. Rootstocks slender, 
5-8 mm. in diameter; stems 20-40 cm. tall, branching especially from the base, 
erect or procumbent,: gm smooth or scabrous, leafy throrchout; leaves yellow- ; 
ish-sreen, commonly 8-12 cm. lons, 1-2 cm. wide, narrowly Oblong, obtuse, 
truncate at the base, smooth or scabrous, petioles 2-4 cm, long, herwerrins : ‘ 
undulate; stipules 5-8 m, long; panicle leafy, composed of numerous i oe 
(Pikes) -aemameyy, the flowers in Compact axillary glomerules; pedicels about twice the j 
length of the perianth; inner perianth sesments 2.5 mm. long, lacerate into 
several radiatin:. bristle-like teeth 1-1.5 Mae long, makine the fruit bur-like , 
each segment provided with & narrow tubercle; achene @lliptical, 1-1.2 m.,. long, 
brown, shining; fruit a rich reddish brown at maturity. 
Occasional along sandy stream beds or lake shores below 3000 fest.— 4 
Often the whole plant will have a golden hue in autumn, 
