Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (bunny field). The tepals containing the fruits are the way to tell docks apart: this tepal from a Curled Dock is shield/heart-shaped. Clustered Dock instead has tepals that are elongated. Broad-Leaved instead has teethed tepals and Wood's are a bit similar but have round fruits.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (16/09/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (bunny field). The tepals containing the fruits are the way to tell docks apart: this tepal from a Curled Dock is shield/heart-shaped. Clustered Dock instead has tepals that are elongated. Broad-Leaved instead has teethed tepals and Wood's are a bit similar but have round fruits.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (fence next to car park field track). Classic dense flower spike and strap-shaped, wavy-edged leaves. There are two sub-species - ssp. crispus which is this one, and the redder ssp. littoreus which is normally by the sea.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (29/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (fence next to car park field track). Classic dense flower spike and strap-shaped, wavy-edged leaves. There are two sub-species - ssp. crispus which is this one, and the redder ssp. littoreus which is normally by the sea.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). In flower. Chuffed to find as the books don't seem to show flowers, they only show tepals.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). In flower. Chuffed to find as the books don't seem to show flowers, they only show tepals.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Loads of female flowers here with their frondy stigmas.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (29/06/2025) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Loads of female flowers here with their frondy stigmas.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). An out-of-focus shot of a male flower with its orange/yellow anthers.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (29/06/2025) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). An out-of-focus shot of a male flower with its orange/yellow anthers.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Is the only dock that has strap-shaped leaves with wavy edges (hence "curled").

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Is the only dock that has strap-shaped leaves with wavy edges (hence "curled").

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (11/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field).

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). The other docks have a looser arrangement of flowers/tepals, Clustered Dock, as here, a very dense array.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (10/07/2020) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). The other docks have a looser arrangement of flowers/tepals, Clustered Dock, as here, a very dense array.

Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Makro shot of tepals and fruits (called warts). They start out mostly green and pinken as they ripen.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (03/07/2021) Along the main Small Dole road as you turn right out of West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Makro shot of tepals and fruits (called warts). They start out mostly green and pinken as they ripen.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (29/06/2025) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field).

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Young fruits are green and turn pinker as they ripen.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (29/06/2025) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Young fruits are green and turn pinker as they ripen.

Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Fruits gradually aging - the tepals turn pinkish.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (10/07/2020) Southbank Equestrian. Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Fruits gradually aging - the tepals turn pinkish.

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus ssp. crispus) (03/07/2022) Edburton Road (verge), Henfield, W Sussex. Ripening fruits.