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[Aubs1220]

I'm in northwest indiana and I just picked these today. Haven't put them in yet.....I am plant retarded. I know red clover by sight. And day lilies. That's about it.....lol

 

[Edna]

1. Looks like common Yarrow (achillea millefolium). It is listed as edible and included in some of the seed mixes, but here neither the torts nor the deer are interested in it.
2. Don't know.

 

[Aubs1220]

Thanks! I appreciate it. The stuff is everywhere and its worth a shot to see if they'll eat it.

 

[Yvonne G]

The blue flower MIGHT be chicory.

 

[GBtortoises]

The white flower looks like Queen Anne's lace, it's hard to say without seeing the entire plant.

The second plant is positively wild chicory. My tortoises love it, it grows everywhere around here!

 

[Aubs1220]

Great! Its everywhere here too. I'll get a better picture of the other ones. Thank you!

 

[Edna]

Good catch, GB. I see now that the bunch of flowers is made up of bunchlets, for lack of a technical term. In that case, handle with care. The root is edible, but the leaves are "toxic and may irritate the skin."

http://wildedibleandmedicinalplants.blogspot.com/2010/06/queen-annes-lace-daucus-carota.html

 

[Aubs1220]

Good to know. Ill avoid that one. I'm going weed picking today so if I have any ones I'm not sure of ill post them. Thank you so much!

 

[CharlieM]

Looks like it could be
1: queen Ann's lace
2: chicory

 

[Aubs1220]

Here's some more I found

 

[Edna]

1. Rudbeckia. Young plants are edible.
2. Daisy Fleabane. I just love the way it smells! Young plants are edible.
3. Maybe it's Golden Mantle. There are dozens of yellow pea-flowered plants. One that we had in Montana was a definite no-no for livestock to eat. Yours may be more benign.
4. ??

 

[Yvonne G]

Could the last picture be sow thistle?

 

[redbeef]

Could the last picture be sow thistle?

that's what I was thinking: definitely looks like some kind of sonchus