The Tortoise Table

Hi everyone,

Can anyone ID the attached for me, I'm new to this and hate to feed Colin something that wasn't good for him! Thanks

Hi Kirsty,

It's good that you are checking on plants before you feed them!

Your first photo -- the large leaf that is beginning to brown and die -- could be a couple of things. It's possible that it is one of the dandelion family, which can be fed, or it could be a primula/primrose/cowslip that shouldn't be fed. Are there any other leaves, or were there any flowers on it that you can remember? The flowers of the primula/primrose etc. would be gone by now and the leaves might well be dying back. Here are links to the Primula and Cowslip entries -- unfortunately they mostly show flowers, but you can see leaves in a couple of the photos:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgErEzTWNI
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgE4EzTWNI
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgFCkzTWNI

The second photo is one of the dandelions and is perfectly fine to feed.

The third photo (the little round leaves with serrated edges, looks like the low-growing Campanula to me. Are there any flowers (small purple flowers) on it? Here is our entry for it: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgDxkzTWNI

Nina

Hi Kirsty.
I would just like to ask if you could check out these plants that I think could be the ones in your photos.
Dock is a no feed and Wood Avens can only be offered sparingly.

https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgVMi14WfA

https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... OgW-i14WfA

Lin

Thanks Nina/Lin

The 3rd one has no flowers, so think Lin may be right in thinking wood avens. I have a Campanula in the garden and it does look different.

So difficult! Not that green fingered so most look similar to me