I think I know what this is but would like confirmation.

[bg1979]

What are these? Both of them

 

[Yvonne G]

Well, I thought that you had a bed of wild strawberry with groundsel and wild radish in it, but when I looked at the next two pictures I realize I'm wrong. I don't know what they are...sorry. If the plant in that last picture has yellow flowers that turn into red berries, then yes, it is wild strawberry. And its edible, but I'm not sure about my I.D.

 

[ascott]

Do not know????? hmmm?

 

[bg1979]

The last does have a few small yellow flowers that the guys were eating yesterday. I hope someone can id these.Thanks

 

[ascott]

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1078470231045733097gxqtUO

Do the flowers they ate look like these??

 

[bg1979]

Yes I think that is them. So if it is ,the flowers and leaves are safe?? Are they good for their diet?

 

[ascott]

If you indeed have the wild/trailing strawberry plant then yes, it is fine and they will also munch the fruit itself when in season....as long as that is not all they eat then even the fruit is fine while it is in season....

I have one CDT that wants nothing to do with the strawberries in his yard but will munch the flower and a leaf once in a while....

 

[bg1979]

I have a huge strawberry farm less than a .25 mile away. If the leaves are good I may ask if I can collect a few

 

[ascott]

cool....just make sure that the farmer does not use insecticides nor herbicides.... and all as part of a balanced diet...(kinda sounded like a commercial huh...LOL)

 

[bg1979]

I am still very curious as to what the middle pic shows. Any help please let me know

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I found this online. It claims its a dandelion

 

[ascott]

I don't think it is dandelion....however when I first looked at the pic you provided Sow Thistle came to mind.....google and look at all the images for Sow Thistle and see what you think? The only thing that made me not say Sow Thistle is that here (california) the leaves are so different than what you are showing in your pic????

 

[EKLC]

the middle one is Asiatic Hawksbeard

 

[redbeef]

lactuca pretty much covers a lot of the dandelion looking plants, including 'sow thistle' and regular lettuce:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactuca

one level up to subfamily cichoreae(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichorieae) and you end up w/links to actual dandelion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum) and chicory/endive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichorium)

the other one does look like an ornamental strawberry. I wouldn't get strawberry leaves from commercial growers if I were you, though: production of the crop is very chemical intensive.

 

[Yvonne G]

Thank you, Evan...I've added the picture to our list of plants.

 

[bg1979]

Is the Asiatic Hawksbeard edible?

 

[Yvonne G]

all types of hawsbeard are edible.