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06-04-2008, 04:02 PM
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ID please
Can my lovely red babies eat any of these?
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06-04-2008, 04:10 PM
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carnt id all as im oly learning myself but the last photo is plantin and the one above is sticky bud
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06-04-2008, 04:46 PM
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Please PLEASE please can we have pictures of the whole plant, it makes IDing so much easier.
Number four is a dandy leaf, and the last is a plantain. Sorry not sure of the others as only bits rather than plants.
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06-04-2008, 10:23 PM
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Re: ID please
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07-04-2008, 01:16 AM
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I thought the first one was stinging nettle, but been as the others don't know ignore me.
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07-04-2008, 08:38 AM
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The first one is a young common nettle. Don't know about edbility, maybe someone else will ? Mine eat flowering dead nettles, but this isn't a dead nettle.
Number two looks like something from the Chervil/Parsley/Saxifrage family. These are hard to identify at this stage in their growth, as leaves are incredibly similar amongst lots of varieties. Eventually the flower shape, colour of stem and 'adult' leaves along with height and location of plant will make it easier to identify. Seeing as the most likely is cow parsley and that is NOT edible, I'd give this one a wide berth! |
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07-04-2008, 10:02 AM
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The second pic looks like feverfew, I posted it on here a few weeks ago as I needed id and to know if it was edible. We came to the conclusion it is not edible for torts but i have since discoverd it is edible for humans (good for headaches). Still not feeding it to my torts though as it has bolld thinning properties.
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07-04-2008, 12:14 PM
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We're not experts by any means and were not sure what exactly was needed but you made it very clear  Thanks for your help Ade and others
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07-04-2008, 01:06 PM
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Number 4 isn't dandelion, I'm pretty certain on that ( as someone said above ) I woudln't want you feeding it to your torties, I suspect it is either something in the thistle family - maybe sow thistle ? I'm not 100% sure though. Was it prickly hairy ?
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08-04-2008, 12:13 AM
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Hi Belinda,
Number 4 is definately not a sow thistle. Sow thistle is a favourite of all my tortoises next to dandilion flowers. Ade
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