Barona Cultural Center & Museum

Object ID:            2013.090.013

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Title:                     Curly Dock/Yellow Dock

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'Iipay Aa Name:  kish

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Habitat:                North America

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Description:         The family of my plant is Polygonaceae. It's 'Iipay Aa name is kish. It was used for its leaves, which were boiled as greens. Curly dock has a flower stalk, or inflorescence, that can grow up to a meter high. The plant is green and the flower stalks can vary in color. This one is rusty brown/red. This specimen was collected between 1978 and 1982 on the Barona Indian Reservation. Its scientific name is Rumex crispus. No notes were found on the original card from Elizabeth Windsong.

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Dimensions:        H—16.5 W—11.5 inches

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Kingdom:             Plantae (Plants)

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Phylum:                Anthophyta (Flowering Plants)

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Family:                  Polygonaceae

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Genus:                  Rumex

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Species:                crispus

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Collector:              Windsong, Elizabeth

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Identified by:       Windsong, Elizabeth

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Preparator:          Vigil, Victoria