Israel wildflowers: Curly Dock

Rumex crispus, Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Yellow Dock,
Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, חומעה מסולסלת


Scientific name:		Rumex crispus L.
Common name:		Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Yellow Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock
Hebrew name:		חומעה מסולסלת
Family:		Polygonaceae, ארכוביתיים

_{Location: Sharon, Netanya, Dora’s Pool}


Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, entire
Flowers:		Green, yellow
Flowering Period:		April, May, June, July, August, September
Habitat:		Humid habitats
Distribution:		The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands
Chorotype:		Euro-Siberian – Med – Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Sharon, Netanya, Dora’s Pool}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Rumex , the ancient Latin name for the docks or sorrels.

crispus, curled; curly haired.
The Hebrew name: חומעה, hum’ah (sorrel, rumex), formed from Aramaic: חמע, hum’a, with suffix h.

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

_{Location: Sharon, Netanya, Dora’s Pool}