Hmm what are these?

[Elohi]

I keep pulling these up from my yard but I guess I should find out if they are edibles or not.


Also, is this clover or an imposter?




Elohi(Earth)

 

[sissyofone]

Hi You must live in the same city I do LOL, Those two plants are all over my yard to.
I apologize about delay on your Hibiscus, I still have them for you. My hubby was in hospital and its been absolutely crazy around here. Pm if you'd like to I can get them to you tomorrow if you'd like lmk please.

Not sure what the first one is but the second one looks like, not clover but the other one that is similar to Clover but high In Oxates. I think I spelled that wrong. Oxalis maybe the name. LOL My brains tired.

 

[JoesMum]

I don't know the top one. The bottom one is not clover... I think it's Oxalis which you cannot feed.

 

[sissyofone]

That's it Joesmum. Lmbo

 

[Yvonne G]

The first one is spurge. It's high in oxalates, however it is a staple in a natural desert tortoise's diet. The other one is oxalis. It's a do not feed.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

Are you sure about the oxalis? There is another plant that looks like it. Don't know the official name, we calked it pickle plant as kids. Smells like pickes if you crush it, has tiny yellow flowers?

 

[sissyofone]

Are you sure about the oxalis? There is another plant that looks like it. Don't know the official name, we calked it pickle plant as kids. Smells like pickes if you crush it, has tiny yellow flowers?

I think your referring to clover. Clover and Oxalis looks alot alike. But here and again, I'm in no means an expert. I think I heard oxalis has white flowers and clover has yellow ones.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

I'm not confusing it with clover. What I didn't realize until just now -I just looked it up- is that sour grass is actually one of the many species of oxalis. So whoever said that it was oxalis was right.

 

[Jhwells46]

I live in NC and I have "spurge" as Yvonne said all over my yard. My leopard Tippy took a few nibbles at it the while she was cruising around outside today. Was hoping it was something she could have as a treat at least since she seemed to really like it. Not knowing what it was of course, she got explore elsewhere just in case.

 

[chazd1984]

Yea that second looks like what we call sheep sorrel. Ive heard it called sour grass before. You can eat it if its the same thing it taste like a tart granny smith apple. I don't know if its safe for a tort though.

 

[RedWingsFan]

Hi You must live in the same city I do LOL, Those two plants are all over my yard to.
I apologize about delay on your Hibiscus, I still have them for you. My hubby was in hospital and its been absolutely crazy around here. Pm if you'd like to I can get them to you tomorrow if you'd like lmk please.

Not sure what the first one is but the second one looks like, not clover but the other one that is similar to Clover but high In Oxates. I think I spelled that wrong. Oxalis maybe the name. LOL My brains tired.

My first post. I joined this site specifically because I got a Russian tortoise yesterday and have both these plants in my backyard! I found the first one was a spurge by looking it up. Of course, its the only thing I've seen my tortoise munch on. I got her 24 hours ago and she is in my backyard (I have areas blocked off but weeds are hard to completely eliminate). I have tortoise food out and some collard greens I grew but she doesn't seem to interested in it. She was found wandering and turned into the pound. I adopted her. She is about 4-4.5 inches in diameter and they confirmed she is a Russian and female. I am so worried about toxic plants. Both my neighbors have oleanders (we yard vacuumed yesterday but of course more leaves/flowers dropped into our yard today). I have a honeysuckle (I trimmed to keep off the ground). Are tortoises pretty good about knowing what plants/flowers to avoid????

 

[Yvonne G]

Oleander is terribly poisonous. My next door neighbor's puppy chewed on a dry twig of an oleander bush and he died. If there's any way to ensure the oleander blossoms or leaves do not fall into your yard, I'd make sure to do it.

Tortoises know what to eat or not eat IN THEIR NATIVE LAND, however, imported tortoises may not be so knowledgeable. I would not purposefully pick spurge to add to my tortoise's diet, however, if it grows in his pen and he browses on it on his own, I would not discourage it.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I did a quick search on " clover like plant with yellow flowers " and came up with the below. Looks like the second plant in question.

Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel Family)


A low spreading plant with clover-like, sour-tasting leaves and 1 to several yellow flowers.

With their clover-like leaves, the wood sorrels are easy to recognize. The sour taste of the leaves is distinctive and they may be used in salads, but sparingly, because of the oxalic acid content. The O. grandis) has flowers to 1 (2.5 cm) wide and leaves often with purple edges; it is native and grows from Indiana east to Pennsylvania and south to Georgia and Louisiana.

Source: wildflower.org

 

[Blakem]

Hello. These websites are good for plant and weed id.


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Here's some great plant identification websites I use.

http://www.tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/diet.htm#plantlist

http://africantortoise.com/edible_landscaping.htm

http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/plants_19.asp

 

[Elohi]

So I found this about oxalis.
So while I don't aim to feed this stuff to my tortoises, it is ok to not bother eradicating from the yard? If it's sour, they're less likely to indulge in it after a bite or two right?
http://www.better-lawn-care.com/wood-sorrel.html#axzz3Rk3GanZr

 

[Elohi]

Also...another one. My yard ups full of mystery LOL.

 

[Carol S]

The top weed is mallow and the bottom weed is filaree. They are both edible.