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/
althaea officinialis	Marsh Mallow	all	Marsh mallow
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	oregonstate.edu Edible Plants
Dahlia spec	Dahlia	all
Daucus carota	Wild carrot	all	ecolibrary.org
Echinacea purpurea	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
ficus carica	fig	leaves	henriettesherbal.com
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	gobotany.newenglandwild.org
Ipomoea batatas	Sweet Potato	Leaves	Edible Plants
Lamium Album	White Deadnettle	all	naturalmedicinalherbs.net
Lamium purpureum	Purple Deadnettle	all	Edible Plants
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit	all	wikipedia
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	wikipedia
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
origanum vulgare	Oregano	all	wikipedia
Eschscholzia californica	California Poppy	all	Carolina Pet Supply
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	wikipedia
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
rubus ideus	Raspberry	leaves & flowers	plant-identification.co.uk
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	wikipedia
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	trifolium repens
Tropaeolum majus	Nasturtium	all	CPS Edible Plants
Urticaceae	Nettle	all	botany.hawaii.edu
Viola arvensis	Field pansy	all	wikipedia
Viola tricolor	Johnny jump-up	all	msue.msu.edu
Vitis vinifera Vitis labrusca	Grapes	leaves	wikipedia Edible Plants
rubus ideus	Raspberry	leaves & flowers	plant-identification.co.uk
verbascum densiflorum	Mullien	all	wikipedia