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Are these weeds ok

Posted: 24 Oct 2020, 08:46
by Carol
Are these weeds ok for Wallace my baby herrman tortoise thanks

Re: Are these weeds ok

Posted: 24 Oct 2020, 10:55
by Nina
Hi Carol,
These leaves look like they could be broad leaf plantain, but it's almost impossible to ID a plant from leaves that have been torn off, because the leaves of so many plants look similar (lol, think of trying to identify a breed of dog from a close up of part of one ear). We need to see how the leaves come off the stem or how they come straight out of the ground, etc., so we always ask that you take a photo of the plant growing in situ, plus photos of any flowers or seed heads on the plant. If there are no flowers or seed heads then just the photo of the plant, taken from the side if it has a stalk that comes up, or looking straight down if it is a rosette on the ground, plus a close-up of some leaves, so we can see the pattern of veins on the leaf, whether it has hairs on it or is smooth, etc.

Here is our entry for broadleaf plantain, which takes the form of a rosette on the ground -- does your plant look like that?
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... 5P4o-3TWNI
If you can get another photo if it growing in the ground that would be great.