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Title says it all...low desert SE of Palm Springs CA.
So it's safe that it's inside the outdoor enclosure I'm building? There's also mesquite and California Pepper tree. Not for eating, but just for shade.
Thank you Will! I will do just that, and I have saved your message for future reference! [emoji3]Give a person a fish, feed them for a day, show a person how to fish, feed them for life.
To sort out the potential quality of a food item or its potential to be toxic you start by putting the common names in google with the word 'wiki' Like this (desert willow wiki) then you can see the latin name, some images, and many general resources like some kind of ethno-botany or industrial uses, all kinds of stuff. You use the latin name for pages like www.feedipedia.org to see if it's outright used as a feed item or not. You can use the latin name and the word "toxic". You can use the search tool called "pubmed" to see if there is any published account of actual poisoning or some weird study that might have looked at a compound in the plant and it's potential medicinal uses.. Google has another search called 'google scholar' where you might be able to see if tortoises that overlap the native range of the plant have been known to eat it.
Thank you Will! I will do just that, and I have saved your message for future reference! [emoji3]
If by "desert willow", you mean Chiltopsis, I believe that you are mistaken.
If by "desert willow", you mean Chiltopsis, I believe that you are mistaken.
I did my research...I found nothing re' desert willows being toxic, irritating, or anything else. They attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and birds, and bighorn sheep eat them. They have some medicinal value. They are also able to extract gold from the soil they are planted in...but don't look to get rich. We're talking nanoparticles here!Please share your results. And I am so extremely happy you decided to take my response positively. That is very good feeling for me to have, starting the weekend off with a bang now.
Lochroma is the best plant expert we have so if thinks it isn't desert willow, we definitely want to hear what he has to say. I believe Will would agree.The original purpose of this thread was to identify the plant. I have been told by 2 posters that it is desert willow (chilopsis linearis).
Ok thanks! I'll tag him.Lochroma is the best plant expert we have so if thinks it isn't desert willow, we definitely want to hear what he has to say. I believe Will would agree.
@iochromaLochroma is the best plant expert we have so if thinks it isn't desert willow, we definitely want to hear what he has to say. I believe Will would agree.
As i said in my first post, it looks like one of the exotic species of Acacia. Maybe one of the Australian species. The flowers will be needed for a more positive ID.
Edit: I would not want an Acacia in an animal enclosure.