Plant ID

[tortoise lover]

Hi, can anybody identify this plant for me? It looks like some type of clover and has browny red leaves with bright yellow flowers.I have got loads in my garden and just wondered if it was ok to give my tortoises.

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[fruitshirt]

It isn't clover, it's wood sorrel -- an oxalis, which contain oxalates, which are, I believe, toxic.... Pretty little plants, dangerous to shell-people!

 

[Crazy1]

Yep its a wood sorrel
http://www.american-lawns.com/problems/weeds/buckhorn.html


Attached is a pic of common wood sorrel
this is also called sour grass. If you ever ate it as a kid.
they often give this on St. Patricks day as Cover, because of the shape of the leaves, which it is NOT.

 

[tortoise lover]

Thanks very much for identifying it for me,no extra food for my tortoises then i guess. U are all so good on this forum am so pleased that i joined it