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Large, with a huge carroty root

9 years ago

What is this? I was clearing out an overgrown garden bed, and I dug up a number of these. Tenacious buggers.
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Comments (6)

offplumb
9 years ago
Rumex crispus?
curly dock
vjrnts
Original Author
9 years ago
Hmmm, sure looks like it! I found a picture of the roots, too, and they looked very familiar! Thanks!
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Olychick
9 years ago
Looks also like it could be a very well established horseradish? At least that's what it reminds me of when I'm trying to dig mine out. Break a stem and smell it.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
9 years ago
round up kills tons of it in my yard.. you will rarely dig out all the root .. when you have lots to do ...

its a weed ...

ken
vjrnts
Original Author
9 years ago
olychick, my first thought was horseradish too, but alas, no horseradish smell. Too bad, I like horseradish!
fatamorgana2121
9 years ago
Yes, it is Rumex crispus or yellow dock. If you wish to know the why of that name, cut open the root. It is yellow. I just harvested a bucketful out of the garden for herbal use.

FataMorgana

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