Rumex crispus

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[edit] Curled Dock

• Moss, Flora of Alberta – Occasional
• Global Invasive Species Database – No
• NatureServe Rank – Not yet assessed
• Haber, Upland – No
• Haber, Wetland – No
• CWF, Status & Invasive Range – No
• Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – No
• The Nature Conservancy – Yes
• CBCN – No
• AB Weed – No

[edit] Remarks

Edible: young leaves can be eaten raw (but are a little tough and coarse), or steamed, or added to other cooked dishes. Older leaves are bitter unless slightly parboiled.

[edit] References

Szczawinski & Turner, Edible Garden Weeds of Canada, ISBN 0-88902-752-8