Plant identification

[Sombralocs]

Is this plant safe for my Russian tortoise?
They started to grow in the bark.

 

[Yvonne G]

That one should be easy, what with the flower and all, and the good picture, however, I don't believe I've ever seen this one. Send the picture to Edna. She's very good at I.D.ing the plants.

 

[ascott]

and then please let us know what she says it is.....please

 

[Edna]

Is is vining or are the plants just tightly packed? If not vining, it looks like a plant in my yard (I'll have to search for a name). It sends up flower spikes with lavender bells, spreads by root and seed. Don't know for sure if it is edible, but my torts show no interest in it.

 

[T.REX]

A lot of Asian family grows these plant as a type of salad to eat with their beef steak. It has a very distinct and biter taste. It will grow like crazy if you don't control it now. It's spread by their roots and will take over your yard soon. It's edible for human but I don't if it's good for your tortoise.

 

[Edna]

When Adenaphora Amethyst is matting in my yard it looks a lot like that, then flowers on tall spikes. However, it looks like your plant is vining, so not adenaphora. It looks like a really growthy bindweed, but the little flower I see is not a bindweed flower.

 

[CharlieM]

Looks like the white and purple form of violets "Viola" that grow all over the place in New England.
Here is a link:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1410/
Listed as safe here:
http://www.thetortoisehouse.com/Edible04.htm

 

[redbeef]

Looks like the white and purple form of violets "Viola" that grow all over the place in New England.
Here is a link:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1410/
Listed as safe here:
http://www.thetortoisehouse.com/Edible04.htm

the leaves, to a point yes...but the flowers are rather un viola looking so i wouldn't consider it a likely violet or viola or pansy