Weeds and grasses

Coco449

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Hello can anyone help me ID these? I want to know if they're safe for my sulcata.
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Lavender cotton?
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Blue ivy?
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Dandelions?
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No idea but it has spiky balls.
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Not sure some kind of grass?
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Mouse barely?
I hope the images are big enough or able to enlarge. Ty for any help!
 

Tom

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I don't know the first two.
3 is one of the dandelion family. Safe to feed it.
4 is burr clover. Safe.
5 and 6 are grasses. Safe. Some people are concerned about the foxtails. They don't hurt the tortoises. They can eat them, walk around in them, and lay in them and it doesn't do anything. Keep your dog or cat well away from the foxtails though.
 

RosemaryDW

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From the lacy leaves, I believe the first is a chamomile relative; safe but your tortoise probably won’t eat it.

The third is indeed a dandelion relative, in this case wild lettuce. Feed it early in the season. Eventually it grows some flavor or other than my Russian doesn’t care for.

Agree with Tom on the burr clover, which is not a “true” clover as we often think of them, but a relative: safe; my Russian is a bit “meh” about it this year but used to enjoy it.
 

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