Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Dock: Tall red-brown spires

Redwinged blackbird on dock at Reed Lake, SK © SB
This distinctive prairie wildflower with tall red-brown waving spikes is classified as a weed by the Canadian federal government and several US states. Parts of it are said to be toxic to poultry (Royer & Dickison) but redwinged blackbirds apparently have no problems living in or near it. 

Prairie Wildflower: Dock (Western?, above; Curly?, below)
Location: Above: Reed Lake, near Morse, Saskatchewan, Canada; below: Pasture near Val Marie,  Saskatchewan, Canada.
Photo Date: July 25, 2011 (with blackbird) and July 28, 2011, below.

Curly dock, in pasture   © SB 
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