California weed ID please

[DonaTello's-Mom]

I have all this stuff in my backyard. Can you tell me whats ok for my 1yr sulcata DonaTello to eat? I'm really confused about clover. It just all looks the same too me..

 

[Yvonne G]

#3 is fillaree - edible and nutritious
#5 is burr clover - edible but not tasty
#6 is mallow - edible but not tasty

I'm not sure about #1, but I have lots of it and the tortoises eat it.
Also not sure of #2. It sort of looks like dandelion.

 

[Laura]

I have all of those, and they eat it with no problems. LOVE mallow..
not sure about the burr clover.. I havent Fed it to them, but it might be in thier pen.
Good to know about the fillaree. I will pick it on purpose for them now!

 

[DonaTello's-Mom]

My tort won't eat the mallow yet..darn!

 

[Tom]

I have fed all of those for years. My torts practically live on Mallow for parts of the year. Does anybody know what number 4 is? I think number one is a type of milk-weed. Aphids love it and I feed those aphids to baby preying mantids, so I know its safe.

 

[Yvonne G]

Kelly (Stells) identified that one on a previous thread. I called it milk weed (because when you break the stem a milky substance flows from it), and I was shot down!! Not milk weed, but I'm too lazy to go look for that thread right now.

 

[DonaTello's-Mom]

Thanks everyone. I'm still trying to figure out #4. Anyone have an idea?

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I think I found #4 "Cutleaf geranium, Geranium dissectum"

Here's a picture...

Is that #4??

 

[stells]

1#... Sowthistle... edible...

2#.... could be Bristley Ox Tongue... looks like a young leaf.... would be good to see it when it has grown on abit.... how does the leaf feel? Is it hairy at all...

 

[DonaTello's-Mom]

#2 is hairy and kinda prickly. The leaves get really big and it lays flat to the ground.

 

[stells]

Yep its Ox Tongue.... edible

 

[DonaTello's-Mom]

Thanks Stells!