Hibiscus (leaves & Flowers)*
Morus (Mulberry, leaves)
Gazania krebsiana*
Barleria obtusa* (flowers)
Abutilon hybridium (Cinese Lantern, flowers)
Mimula luteus & cupreus
Cotyledon orbiculata (green variety)
Echeveria fimbriata*
Echeveria coccinea*
Echeveria elegans*
Echeveria agavoides
Graptoveria debbi
Graptoveria bellum
Lampranthus spectabilis (vygie, daisy like flower)
Lampranthus haworthi
Malvaviscus arboreum (Fire-dart bush - flowers)*
Papaya or Pawpaw leaves
Testudinaria elephantipes
Testudinaria macrostachya (also called tortoise plant)
Lippia*
Dimorphotheca pluvialis (Cape Daisy)
D.sinuata (Namaqualand daisy)
Arctotis (African daisy)
Lederbouria spp*
Violets (not African - English)
Lobularia maritama (Alyssum or sweet Alice)
Watercress (not from marshy areas - contaminated)
Endives
Russelia Juncea (coral plant - flowers)*
Mesembryanthemum (Lampranthus spp - ice plant)
Aeonium arboreum
Aeonium haworthii
Agave parryi
Aloe kedongensis
Cotyledon (most types - red tipped leaf variety)
ladismithensis
Chlorophytum comosum (Indigenous hen & chicken)*
Schlumbergera spp
Calisia repens (golliwog)*
Dichondra repens (wonderlawn - also quite high in protein so limit)*
Berula erecta
Callisia elegans
Bulbine natalensis
Bulbine latifolia
Albucalilly* (flowers)
Eriocephalus africanus
Colocasia spp(not to be confused with elephants foot Alocasia macrorrhiza)
Mackaya bella (flowers)*
White and blue Mazus
Nylandtia spinosa (tortoise berry)
Portulacca* (A. rufescens, Portulacaria afra)
Bauhinia Natalensis
Ifafa lilly
Odontonemia strictum (cardinals cloak)
Indigenous hibiscus (red leaf)
Erica (Heath - most types)
Comfrey

As many different grasses as you can supply from the following list (At least 70% of diet - almost all
of these are eaten in the wild):

Couch grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Eastern Province vlei grass (Eragrostis lehmanniana)
Dew grass (Eragrostis pseudo-obtusa)
Bushman grass (Schmidtia kalahariensis)
Carrot grass (Tragus racemosus)
Beesgras (Urochloa pantcoides)
Veld grass (Ehrhartacalycina)
Darnel rye grass (Lolium temulentum)
Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli)
Mouse barley grass (Hordeum murinum)
Crab finger grass (Digitaria sanguinalis)
Dallas grass (Paspalum dilatatum)
Wintergrass (Poa annua)
Dropseed grass (Sporobolus africanus)
Kikiyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)
Buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secondatum)
Swazi grass (Digitaria swazilandensis)
Alfalfa (Lucerne - be careful, rather high in protein unless dry)
St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Weeds (* indicates vital to diet):

Plantago major (Broad leafed plantain)*
Plantago lanceolata ( Buckhorn, narrow leafed plantain)*
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion most important)*
Cnicus benedictus (Thistle)
Galinsoga parviflora (Small flowered quickweed)
Opuntia (most types)*
Rubus cuneifolius (Sand bramble)
Paperthorn
Tribulis terrestris (common dubbeltjie)*
Arctotheca calebdula (Cape marigold)
Trifolium repens (white clover) Note: becomes toxic when dry.
Cerastium capensi (Cape chickweed)*
Silybum marianum (Blessed milk thistle)
Commelina benghalensis (indigenous wandering jew)*
Clover*

Nutritional information -

http://tortnet.darchorizons.com/nutrition.html
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/nutrientanalysis.htm

Plant Identification

http://plants.usda.gov/
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
http://www.altnature.com/gallery/index.html
http://www.wssa.net/
http://mtmt.essortment.com/ediblewildplan_repo.htm
http://www.poison.org/prevent/plants.asp
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
http://envhort.ucdavis.edu/ce/king/PoisP...FE-COM.htm

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Food for desert dwelling type of Tortoises - Desert Tortoises, Marginated, Greeks, Russians, Here it is :
What to feed: Grazing on grasses and natural plants is the best nutrition for tortoises.

Feed 85% Please understand NO one food should be fed 85% of the time. This list is so that you can choose different items and these items should be fed most. (A variety of the listed Greens should be fed 85% of the time, not just one of the greens) Just like your plate should have 1/2 of it in veg. 1/4 in meat and 1/4 in carb (like potato) But no one would want to eat the same thing on that plate every day nor would it be healthy for them.

should be leafy greens listed from the highest nutritional level to least, based on calcium and vitamin levels. These are foods easily obtained from your grocery store and often have had chemicals used on them. Wash well before feeding. Or grow your own. Calcium supplements should be used 2-3 times weekly for female tortoises during egg season.
Opuntia (prickly pear cactus)
Mustard greens
**Swiss Chard
Timothy Hay
** spinach
Nappa cabbage
Grape leaves
Endive
Bok Choy
Collard greens
Escarole
Turnip Greens
**Dandelion greens
Desert Mallow
Broccoli Rabe (leaves)
*Kale


*Feed less frequently: potential goiter occurrences with excess.
**feed less frequently: contains calcium oxalates which inhibit absorption of calcium

Feed 10%

Fruit/Flowers-- All fruits must be seeded first to prevent intestinal problem and toxicity. Because they are flavorful, tortoises can become addicted to fruits and flowers.
Rose Petals
Geraniums
Pansies
Berries of all kinds
Dandelion
Squashblossoms
Hibiscus (flowers & leaves)
Hibiscus acetosella
Nasturtium-(leaves & flowers)
Mallow
Rose mallow
Peaches
Pears
apples
Tomatoes
plumbs

Give occasionally-moderate nutritional value
Sweet Potato (not the leaves of any potato they are toxic)
Squash (includes Pumpkin- has worming effect)
Carrots
melon



Reference: Bulletin of the ASSOCIATION OF REPTILLIAN AND AMPHIBIAN VETENERARIANS Volume 4, Number 1, 1994 pg. 8-11


Edible Landscaping for Tortoises: If a plant is marked as Native it is Native to CA
Abelia (Abilia grandiflora)
Agave (agave attenuate)
Aloe and Jade Plant (Aloe species and crassula argentea)
Aquatic plants (duckweed, cats tongue, etc)
Austin Griffiths manzanita (Arctostaphylos “Austin Griffiths’) Native plant

Baby’s Tears (soleirolia soleirolii)
Banana Yucca(Yucca baccata) native
Bindweeds (convolvulus & calystegia spp)
Bittercress (cadamine hisuta & flezuosa)
Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp) native plants Blue Hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii)

Callandra (Calliandra califorinia)
California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia California –Mahogany Red & mixed colors) native plants
California oat grass (Danthonia californica var. californica) native plant
California Tree Mallo (Lavatern assurgentiflora)
carnations
Chaparral Yucca (Yucca whipplei ssp) native plant
Chia (Salvia columbariae)
Chicory (Cichorum intybus)
Clover
Common vetch (Vicia sativa)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Indica)
Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinate) native plant
Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrids)
Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia rigens)
Desert or Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigu)
Desert Dandelion (Malacothriz glabrata)
Desert Poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa)
Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis Burgandy)

Elephant food (Portulacaria afra) (Not Elephant Ear (Colocasia) which is toxic)

Fuchsia (Epilobium spp) native plants

Gazania (Gazania spicies)
Geranium (Pelargonium species)
Giant Feather Grass (stipa gigantean)
Goldan Aster (Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp.bolanderi) native plant

Honeysuckle (lonicera subspicata) native

Indian Mallow (abutilon palmeri) Native plant

Leafy-stemmed coreopsis (Coreopsis calliopsidea)

Mesclun (Mixed edible greens)
Mexican Evening Primrose (Oenothera berlandieri)
Mexican Palo Verde (Parkinsonia aculeate)
Mojave aster (Xylorhiza tortifolia)
Mulberry Tree (Morus alba; M. nigra)

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Native Moss Rose (Portulaca gradiflora)
Night-blooming Cereus (Cereus peruvianus)
Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)

Owl’s Clover (Orthocarpus purpuracens)

Perennial Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Petunia (Petunia hybrida)
Pinks and carnations (Dianhus spiceies)
Plantains (Plantago major, media &lanceotata)
Pomegranate (Punica grnatum)
Prickly Pear (Opuntia species)

Rose (Rosa species)

Shaw’s agave (Agave shawii) native plant
Sea Dahlia (Coreopsis maritime) native plant
Sea Pink (Armeria maritima)
sedum (stonecrop)
Siskiyou Blue Fescue (Festuca ‘Siskiyou Blue’) Native plants
Stream violet (Viola glabella) Native

Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea)
Thyme (Thymus species)
Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa sinensis)

Western dog violet (Viola adunca) Native
Wild Rose (Rosa california)

Yucca (Hesperoyucca) Native Plant

Zinnia
Zucchini squash (Cucurbita species)
Non-Poisonous Plants:

African Daisy
African Violet
Asparagus Fern

Bougainvillea

Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Cactus
Chrysanthemum
Coleus
Corn Plant
Cholla Catus
Cape Myrtle
Croton

Figs

Gardenia
Geranium Hearts

Heavenly Bamboo
Hens and chicks
Hibiscus

Ice Plant
Impatients

Jade Plant

Marigold
Mesquite
Mexican Flameleaf
Mother-in –Law Tongue

Natal Plum

Palm
Palo Verde
Pansy Peperomia
Paper Flower
Pricly Pear
Purple velvet Plant
Pyracantha

Rose

Salvia
Schefflera
Snake Plant
Snapdragon
Spider Plant
Sword Fern/Boston Fern

Wandering Jew

Yucca

Zinnia

More infor can be found here;
From Http:// http://www.tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/Diet.htm

http://tortnet.darchorizons.com/nutrition.html has a great list of Nutritional Considerations for Grassland, Arid, and Mediterranean Tortoises

Added an information site for Malvaceae with pics http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/gallery.html

Acknowledgments:
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/Feeding_FAQ.htm
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/nutrientanalysis.htm
http://www.turtlecafe.com/
http://www.sdturtle.org
http://www.tortoise.org/
http://www.swanimalhospital.net/html/veggie_info.html
http://africantortoise.com/diet.htm

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