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   EDIBLE LANDSCAPING FOR
  TURTLES & TORTOISES

This list is intended to give you an idea of the abundance of edible plants available just about everywhere. Remember to use only plants and grasses for sources that have not been chemically treated.

COMMON WEEDS:

Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Mallow - Malva rotundifolia
Sow Thistle - Cirsium vulgare
Plantain (all)- Plantago major
Evening Primrose - Oenothera biensis
Kudzu - Puerar lobata
Chickweed - Cerastium vulgatum
Chicory - Cichorium intybus
Lambs Quarters - Chenopodium album
Bugleweed - Ajuga reptans
Violet (ssp) - (all- not African ) Viola ssp
Wild Carrot - Daucus carota
Clover - (all)
Honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica
Watercress -
Yarrow - Achellea millefolium
Butterfly Bush - Buddleja sp.
Daisy - Bellis perennis
Pink Perslane - Montia sibirica
Miners Lettuce - M. perfoliata
Spreading Dayflower - Commelina diffusa
Milk Weed - Asclepias species (all) leaves and flowers
Cacti - Opuntia

Pansy - (all) leaves and flowers
Lily - Lilium lancifolium (Tiger Lily) / L. bulbiferum /
L. candidum / L. pardalinum / L. speciosum
Day Lillies - Hemerocallis species (all) leaves and flowers
Portacula - (moss rose) Grandiflora
Sedum -
Hen and Chicks -
Monkey Plant -
Petunia -
Spider Plant -
Staghorn Fern -
Umbrella Plant - Darmera peltata / Petasites hrbridus
Wandering Jew - (all)
Zinnia -
Swedish Ivy -
Gazania
Sempervivum
Ostrich Fern - Matteucia pennsylvancia
Tree Fern - Dicksonia antartica
Dichondra -
Yucca - (all)
Coreopsis - Giganta / tinctoria / tinctoria atkinsoniana
Lavender - Santontolia chamaecyparissus
Bromelaids -

St. Johns Wort - Hypericum ferforatum
Geranium (wild and domestic)
Strawberry - (donmestic and wild)
Aloe Vera - (all)
Echinacea - Angustifolia
Marigold - (Domestic and wild)

GRASSES:

Timothy
Alfalfa - Lucerene
Oatgrass
Pearl Millet
Bermuda
Buffalo
Rye
Vetch
Trefoil
Orchard
Buckwheat
Brome
Fescue
Pampasgrass
Wild oats - Avena fatua
Couchgrass - Agropyon repens

Hibiscus (leaves and flowers)
Mulberry tree leaves
Fig tree leaves
Grape vine leaves
Banna leaves

OTHER EXCELLENT PLANT LINKS:

Medicinal Plants & list of native African plants. Misty Corton at the Care Centre in South Africa

Melissa Kaplans - Edible Plant List

Horsefield Plant List - Jane Nicoll

Mediterranean Tort Plants - Linda King

LLL Reptile's List of Non Toxic Plants Suitable for Landscaping Reptile and Amphibian Enclosures.

Search The USDA Nutrient Database For Standard Reference -
Nutrient Data Laboratory

Wisconsin State Herbarium plant search engine

CalFlora - database of plant pictures

Plants for a future - Resource  and information center
for edible and other useful plants

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