Common Mallow, was that edible? What about...

[Secuono]

Just realized I have this plant around the buildings. Can rabbits eat em?


Oh! And I figured out what the flowering shrub was!!
Jimsonweed!!

Is that edible?

Or Horseweed or Pigweed?

 

[ladysown]

if you mean this stuff: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/cro ... mallow.htm

I know that my bunnies thoroughly enjoy it.

brief look on-line to see about jimsonweed...and that seems to be a no go, but it was a very quick look ..ah. here's a good link: http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/tox ... imsnwd.htm

 

[caroline]

one another rabbit group mallow was mentioned as somewhat medicinal for buns that seemed a little off. I know mine will eat it when they don't seem to want anything else.
As for jimson weed, I believe that it is also called datura, which is a hallucinogenic. I wouldn't feed it to my animals.

 

[Piper]

jimson weed (akd Loco weed, Hell's Bells) - POISONOUS. Studied it about a yr or two ago. Some people ate some jimson weed honey and got sick, I think a couple died. Can not find that link but found a page that has references it.
http://www.littleabout.com/Health/jimso ... gen/38217/
Farmers hate it! Texas has way too much of it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna
It is in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which it shares with potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, jimsonweed, tobacco, wolfberry, and chili peppers.

 

[Secuono]

Horseweed...thoughts on it?
Conyza canadensis NOT giant ragweed like the south likes to wrongly ID it.

 

[MaggieJ]

It doesn't sound promising. Some people get contact dermatitis from handling it. It is not often eaten by wildlife, according to this article.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wee ... seweed.htm

 

[Secuono]

Only thing is it does branch, not sure why it say's it doesn't. I handle the stuff all the time, no issues. Sucks nothing will eat it, have so much of it and easy to pull...ugh...darn.

 

[tm_bunnyloft]

I have tons of common mallow all over the walkways around my barn. I think I will go pull some for the bunnies now.

 

[MaggieJ]

Since our good rain last week, the weeds are jumping up in the garden - mostly in the pathways. Makes the gathering easy. Lots of mallow, lamb's quarters, pigweed and a grass I think is green foxtail. Very lush. I pull off any of the seed heads as I hear they can cause problems if eaten due to the harsh awns. Now if the garden would only spring back as quickly as the weeds do, I'd be a happy camper.