Edible plants Plants as food for tortoises

The following list of plants is to be used as a guide for safely landscaping your pens and providing a better variety of weeds to feed. The edible landscaping plants may or may not be eaten/liked by your tortoise. Happy landscaping !!!

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Latin name	Common name/s	edible parts	Links for further information
Abutilon hybridum	Flowering Maple	all	Edible Plants
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	all	Achillea millifolium
Aegopodium podagraria	bishop's goutweed; ground elder	all	Aegopodium podagaria page
Agave sp.	Agave	leaves	Edible Plants
Alcea Rosea	Hollychock	all	Desert_tropicals.com
Alchemilla vulgaris	Lady's Mantle	all	Lary's Mantle
Aloe Vera	Aloe	all	aloe-vera.org/
Amoracia rusticana	Horseraddish	leaves	pictures
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow parsley	all	http://www.plant-identification.co.uk
Apium graveolens	Celeriac	all	pictures
Arrhenatherum elatius	Tall oat grass	all	http://www.plant-identification.co.uk
Bellis perennis	English Daisy	all	desert-tropicals.com
Buddleia spp.	Butterfly Bush		Nature Hills
Calendula officinalis	Pot Marigold	all	Calendula officinalis
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepard's purse	all	cap_bur.jpg
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	all	chicory
Cirsium arvense	Canadian Thistle; Californian Thistle; Creeping Thistle	all	http://www.plant-identification.co.uk
Comfrey.. Symphtum officinale	Comfrey	all	Cedar Creek Nature Studies
Crepis biennis	Rough hawksbeard	all	Asteraceae
Cynara scolymus	Artichoke	all	Botanical.com
Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda Grass	all	http://www.missouriplants.com/ Edible Plants
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested dogtail	all	http://www.plantpress.com/
Dactylis glomerata	Orchard grass	all	missouri.edu
Dahlia spec	Dahlia	all
Daucus carota	Wild carrot	all	purdue.edu Image
Echinacea purpurea / pallida / angustifolia	Echinacea/purple cone flower	all	Edible Plants
Eriocephalus africanus	wild rosemary	all	http://www.plantzafrica.com
Festuca arundinacea	Reed fescue	all	http://extension.missouri.edu
Festuca pratensis	Meadow fescue	all	http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info
Festuca rubra commutata	Chewings fescue	all	picture only
Foeniclum vulgare	fennel	all	picture only
Fragaria vesca	European wood strawberry	all	plant-identification.co.uk
Galium verum	Yellow bedstraw	all	http://ct-botanical-society.org
Hemerocallis sp.	day lillies	all	http://missouriplants.com
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Hibiscus	all	Edible Plants
Holcus lanatus	Velvet grass	all	dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk
Ipomoea batatas	Sweet Potato	Leaves	purdue.edu/ Edible Plants
Lamium Album	White Deadnettle	all	plant-identification.co.uk
Lamium purpureum	Purple Deadnettle	all	Edible Plants
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit	all	http://www.ppws.vt.edu
Leontodon hispidus	Rough hawkbit	all	http://www.habitas.org.uk
Lolium multiflorum	Italian ryegrass	all	http://extension.missouri.edu
Lolium perenne	Perennial ryegrass	all	http://www.missouriplants.com
Lotus corniculatus	Birdsfoot trefoil	all	http://www.missouriplants.com
Lythrum salicaria	Purple Loosestrife	all	Missouri.edu
Malva sylvestris	Hollyhock or mallow	all	Edible Plants
Medicago Lupulina	Black medick	all	http://www.sbs.utexas.edu
Mesembryanthemaceae family	Ice Plants	leaves and flowers	Edible Plants
Morus spec.	mullberry	leaves	http://www.tropicalforages.info
Nasturtium officinale	Watercress	all	http://www.missouriplants.com
Opuntia spec	Prickly Pear	all	Edible Plants
Papaver pavoninum	Peacock Poppy	all
Petunia hybrida	Petunia	all	http://www.floridata.com
Phleum pratense	Timothy	all	http://www.missouriplants.com
Plantago lanceolota	English plantain	all	Edible Plants
Plantago major	Common plantain	all	http://carolinapetsupply.com
Plantago media	Hoary plantain	all	http://henriettesherbal.com
Poa pratensis	Kentucky bluegrass	all	http://missouriplants.com
Portulaca Oleracea	Purslane	leaves and stems	2bnthewild.com Edible Plants
Raphanus stivus	radish	leaves	http://botanypictures.com
Ribes nigrum	Black Currant	leaves	honeybee.helsinki.fi Herb61.htm
Rosa canina	Wild Rose	all	holistic-online.com/
Rosa gallica	Domestic Rose	petals	http://aplantsgarden.com
Rubus fruticosus	Blackberry	leaves & flowers	botanical.com/ Edible Plants
Salvia hispanica	Chia	all	CPS
Salvia offinicialis	Garden sage	all	Edible Plants
Salvia pratensis	Meadow sage	all	http://www.plantlife.org.uk
Schlumbergera	Xmas Cactus	all	gardening.about.com cactus-succulents.com
Stellaria Media	Chickweed	all	Chickweed
Taraxacum offinicialis	dandelion	all	Edible Plants
Tragopogon pratensis	Goat's beard	all	ct-botanical-society.org
Trifolium hybridum	Alsike clover	all	Trifolium_hybridum_
Trifolium incarnatum	Crimson clover	all	Carolina Pet Supply plantsdatabase.com
Trifolium repens	White clover	all	wildflowers.com/ trifolium repens
Tropaeolum majus	Nasturtium	all	floridata.com Edible Plants
Urticaceae	Nettle	all	botany.hawaii.edu
Viola arvensis	Field pansy	all	vioar.htm
Viola tricolor	Johnny jump-up	all	msue.msu.edu
Vitis vinifera ... Vitis labrusca	Grapes	leaves	scs.leeds.ac.uk Edible Plants
althea officinialis	Marsh Mallow	all	http://www.ibiblio.org
ficus carica	fig	leaves	henriettesherbal.com
origanum vulgare	Oregano	all	plantsdatabase.com/
rubus ideus	Raspberry	leaves & flowers	plant-identification.co.uk
verbascum densiflorum	Mullien	all	scs.leeds.ac.uk/ Verbascum densiflorum plants.usda.gov/

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