anyone know what these are?

[rayneygirl]

i'm in southern california and this little weed grows everywhere. anyone know what it is?

the picture of the succulent grows in my front yard, was planted years ago, anyone have a clue what this is as well?

it has tall thin stems coming from it with a little purple flower that opens out when it is day time, at night they close up.


i want to check if the torts can eat this or not. thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gila-91]

They look like some type of Portulaca to me

 

[rayneygirl]

i found out what the succulent is, calandrina grandiflora. going to look it up on tortoisetable right now

 

[pfara]

They look like some type of Portulaca to me

I also second this. The last pic looks like hens and chicks. I could be way off base, though.

 

[Yvonne G]

The first one is common purselane:

Purslane (Common Purslane)
Contains high levels of oxalic acid which binds with calcium and prevents its absorption,


The next one is portulaca:

toxic Principles: Soluble calcium oxalates

The third picture is not calendrina (which is a weed), but a succulent. I'm thinking it might be in the echiveria family - not toxic.

 

[Sulcata_Sandy]

Bad news then on the purslane I guess. My backyard is full of it and Mo loves it. He races out every morning to eat it. I guess I should pull most of it so he eats something else.


Sandy
.......................................
Oregon Tortoise Rescue

 

[rayneygirl]

thankyou yvonne. yeah i thought i got that wrong because i couldn't find information that matched with the name calendrina. i will definitely not be allowing them to eat the purslane. much thanks to all of you! its great to be able to ask these questions and get answers.

 

[Yvonne G]

Purselane is ok in small quantities...just not part of the daily diet. Most wild tortoises eat it.