Hello please help with these weeds ID. Are they safe to feed to tortoise?
Weed 01
Weed 02
Are they also the same weed?
Thank you
Weed 01
Weed 02
Are they also the same weed?
Thank you
Plant ID
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I belive that’s Dandelion
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale (Sunflower Family: Asteraceae)
Dandelion is a widely distributed perennial broadleaf weed found throughout California, except in deserts, to about 11000 feet (3300 m). It consists of a complex of biotypes that vary with environmental conditions and is a common weed of mountain meadows and turf, especially in southern California. Because dandelion contains high amounts of certain minerals, it serves as a complement to pasture forage for livestock……YES it’s safe for the torts!
JD~
Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale (Sunflower Family: Asteraceae)
Dandelion is a widely distributed perennial broadleaf weed found throughout California, except in deserts, to about 11000 feet (3300 m). It consists of a complex of biotypes that vary with environmental conditions and is a common weed of mountain meadows and turf, especially in southern California. Because dandelion contains high amounts of certain minerals, it serves as a complement to pasture forage for livestock……YES it’s safe for the torts!
JD~
It might be dandelion, but I think it is sow thistle. At any rate, both of them are edible.
The second picture isn't the same plant, but I don't know what it is.
The second picture isn't the same plant, but I don't know what it is.
Thank you JD and Yvonne.
That's what I thought for the first plant, is it a dandelion? But I see the slight hairs at the start of the stem, and I don't know whether dandelion has those hairs or not.
Funny how I try to plant dandelion a lot of time and keep failing, and suddenly one is growing in the garden... Must be one of the thrown seed got there by accident and grow if it is really dandelion
That's what I thought for the first plant, is it a dandelion? But I see the slight hairs at the start of the stem, and I don't know whether dandelion has those hairs or not.
Funny how I try to plant dandelion a lot of time and keep failing, and suddenly one is growing in the garden... Must be one of the thrown seed got there by accident and grow if it is really dandelion
Is there a way to propagate sow thistle beside from its seeds?
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