Dried Dandelion & Others - Fresh Plantago lanceolata

[Desert Rose Rabbits]

Anyone know if this is safe? I have to harvest a bunch today before hubby mows and I'm not sure if it's a good idea to give so much to everyone. They've been successfully introduced to them, fresh, without an issue so I would assume it'd be ok to toss them to buns. However, I was curious if it would be possible to dry the leaves and sprinkle them over their food in the winter months? I know that wilted dandelions can cause bloat, but I would assume the chemical makeup of the plant changes again once it's been dried.

Raspberry & Blue berry bush : Both are dried out and very stick-like from last season. Was hoping that they'd come back, but they never did. Is it ok to feed? I've lost the tags for them so I don't have any scientific names, and there's no leaves to go from. They're both very dried out and dead!

Plantago lanceolata (Narrow Leaf Plantain): Is this safe to feed? I don't have any of the broad leaf plantain anywhere near me, but what I think is Plantago lanceolata, instead. I'll see what I can do to get a pic.

EDIT: Added pics of what I think is Plantago lanceolata

 

[MaggieJ]

I don't think the plant in the picture is a plantain... It looks more like like weeds that we call goat's beard - Tragopogon spp. Compare your plant to the one in these links. If it is the same one, it is safe for rabbits.
http://www.weedinfo.ca/en/weed-index/view/id/TRODM
http://www.weedinfo.ca/en/weed-index/view/id/TROPR
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/trodm.htm

This is not to be confused with another group of plants called goatsbeard, Aruncus spp. Those common names make things so confusing!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruncus

You can dry most weeds for winter use. Pretty much the same idea as hay... but do make sure they are quite dry and store in an airy place. I use the large mesh bags that onions and oranges come in to dry the greens. Just don't pack them too full or they may go mouldy.

I wouldn't bother feeding long-dead blueberry or raspberry twigs to my rabbits. There won't be much good left in them.

 

[Desert Rose Rabbits]

Most excellent! The ID pics I was finding for comparison to the plantain were horrible.

The links you supplied are exactly what I have in the yard. Woot!! I now have TWO plants I can forage. My lawn might be long gone, but I've got at least two weeds!

 

[MaggieJ]

Just to be clear, the "other goatsbeard" Aruncus may or May not be edible to rabbits. I've never researched it. I mentioned it only to prevent confusion between the two families of plants.

 

[Desert Rose Rabbits]

Gotcha... yeah, I looked up the plants listed in the 'other goatsbeard' and I don't have any of those.

I was referencing the Tragopogon spp. and the dandelion I have.