Edible plants

Plants as food for tortoises

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	The Plants Database
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow parsley	all	habitas.org.uk/
Apium graveolens	Celeriac	all	University of Florida
Arrhenatherum elatius	Tall oat grass	all	comm.ads.orst.edu/
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	The Nature Conservancy
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	missouri.edu/ Edible Plants
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested dogtail	all	Biodiversity Bioimages
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 Dead-nettle	all	plant-identification.co.uk
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 offinicialis	Garden sage	all	Edible Plants
Salvia pratensis	Meadow sage	all	http://www.plantlife.org.uk
Schlumbergera bridgesii	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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Plants as food for tortoises