Strange looking dandelion plants...
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:00 amHi! I have decided to start weaning my turtle off pellets and more on to vegetables. With dandelion plants being the most readily available food for me (or so I thought) I figured I'd go harvest some leaves.
Well, walking through my yard today, I found no dandelions... The only thing I could find are these strange flowers that looked similar to dandelions but not quite. So, I moved into the front yard. Finally, I saw some dandelion leaves. I walked up to them and went in to grab a leaf. But, just as I touched it, I realized that it was covered in fuzz! Looking around, I saw some similar leaves a few feet away. But, these leaves were connected to the weird yellow flowers I saw earlier! Finally, I gave in and looked closer at the flowers and those around them. They looked almost exactly like dandelions! The only difference in the plants was that the strange one that was all over my yard had thinner stems, were smaller, stood taller than normal dandelions, and the leaves were fuzzy.
Any one know what this plant is? Can I feed it to my turtle or is the fuzzies not good for him? Otherwise I'm going to have to try something else...
Well, walking through my yard today, I found no dandelions... The only thing I could find are these strange flowers that looked similar to dandelions but not quite. So, I moved into the front yard. Finally, I saw some dandelion leaves. I walked up to them and went in to grab a leaf. But, just as I touched it, I realized that it was covered in fuzz! Looking around, I saw some similar leaves a few feet away. But, these leaves were connected to the weird yellow flowers I saw earlier! Finally, I gave in and looked closer at the flowers and those around them. They looked almost exactly like dandelions! The only difference in the plants was that the strange one that was all over my yard had thinner stems, were smaller, stood taller than normal dandelions, and the leaves were fuzzy.
Any one know what this plant is? Can I feed it to my turtle or is the fuzzies not good for him? Otherwise I'm going to have to try something else...