Some more help with IDS please

houseofcutler · 27-03-2012, 12:28 PM

My ID knowledge base is improving but I'm afraid I still need a bit more help with these please...

1 - Low level coverage over a wide area

2 and 3 - This was growing in the same area as a lod of bind weed type stuff - I think its a separate plant but didn't have time for a good look

4 and 5 - Bitter cress type plant?

5 and 6 - Hope this is somethign edible, as you can see there is loads of it

Thanks again for the help

JoesMum · 27-03-2012, 12:45 PM

1. celandines - don't feed
2 & 3. Vinca (Periwinkle) - don't feed
4. Bittercress - feed in moderation
6. Don't know

Ozric Jonathan · 27-03-2012, 12:59 PM

Agree with Joe's Mum except I am not sure if the top one is celandine but I don't think it's edible.

The last one I think is one of those plants which is parasitic on grasses and I don't know if any of them are tortoise-edible.

houseofcutler · 27-03-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ozric Jonathan

The last one I think is one of those plants which is parasitic on grasses and I don't know if any of them are tortoise-edible.

It certainly does look parasitic as the patch gets bigger everyday I walk past it on the way to work. I suppose parasitic plants dont sound edible and tasty. Shame though would have been a great food source

Thank you both for the help

Watermelon · 27-03-2012, 01:56 PM

1. calendine
4. bittercress?

Sorry thats all my guesses

27-03-2012, 12:28 PM	#1
houseofcutler Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Birmingham Posts: 280	Some more help with IDS please My ID knowledge base is improving but I'm afraid I still need a bit more help with these please... 1 - Low level coverage over a wide area 2 and 3 - This was growing in the same area as a lod of bind weed type stuff - I think its a separate plant but didn't have time for a good look 4 and 5 - Bitter cress type plant? 5 and 6 - Hope this is somethign edible, as you can see there is loads of it Thanks again for the help __________________ Ben 0.0.2 THB Slow Vincent Gonzales & Rita Queen of Speed See my tortoises Live Feed Testudo Weight Recorder with Jackson calculation and graphs

27-03-2012, 12:45 PM	#2
JoesMum Member Hatchling Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 717	1. celandines - don't feed 2 & 3. Vinca (Periwinkle) - don't feed 4. Bittercress - feed in moderation 6. Don't know __________________ 1.0.0 Testudo Graeca Graeca (Mediterranean Spur Thigh) raised from very small and approximately 50 years old.

27-03-2012, 12:59 PM	#3
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	Agree with Joe's Mum except I am not sure if the top one is celandine but I don't think it's edible. The last one I think is one of those plants which is parasitic on grasses and I don't know if any of them are tortoise-edible. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

27-03-2012, 01:56 PM	#5
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	1. calendine 4. bittercress? Sorry thats all my guesses

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