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Image JPEG image Willowherb rosettes
The rosettes of Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum or Chamaenerion angustifolium) can be seen coming through the ground in the spring when other food is scarce. These can be picked for rabbits.
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Image Ruby script Willowherb
Great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum- pictured) and Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) are common on wasteland and in verges. Some rabbits will eat it but it is pretty and important to wildlife so it is preferable to leave it alone.
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Image JPEG image Wild Carrot roots
The roots of Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) are edible for rabbits. However, the plant is a beneficial weed for insects and should not be uprooted from verges and other wild areas.
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Image JPEG image Wild carrot seedheads
The seed heads of wild carrot (Daucus carota) are distinctive. The plant is also known as Queen Anne’s Lace or Birds Nest Weed because of its appearance.
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Image JPEG image Wild carrot
Wild carrot (Daucus carota) is a widespread perennial plant of grasslands, particularly those on chalk soils, and coastlines. It appears later in the year than some other umbelliferae. The stem is furrowed and can be hairy. The plant is edible for both humans and rabbits.
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Image JPEG image Vetch (Tufted)
Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) is a member of the clover and pea family of plants. It has tendrils that wrap around stems of other plants. The plant can grow up to two feet tall and is found in hedge bottoms and verges. It prefers fertile, moist soil conditions. It is a plant that can be picked for rabbits but only from places where the plant is abundant. The flowers are enjoyed by insects.
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Image JPEG image Silverweed
Silverweed (Argentia anserina or Potentilla anserina) is a low growing perennial plant that grows in places that are good for foraging like verges and waste ground. It likes sandy soil. Yellow flowers appear between June and August among the leaves which remain all year-round. It is not poisonous for rabbits but is not particularly palatable. It is a plant that might be picked with others but is not worth looking for.
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Image JPEG image Selfheal
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) is a creeping perennial that may be found in short turf, woodland clearings, or verges. It can grow in lawns that have not been treated with chemicals. As its name suggests, the plant has many medicinal properties, and it is non-toxic. It is not particularly palatable to rabbits and is better left alone for the insects to enjoy
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Image JPEG image Scented Mayweed
Scented Mayweed (Matricaria chamomilla) is also known as Chamomile. It is an annual or biennial scented plant with daisy like flowers that is locally found on sandy or loamy arable soils and on waste ground. It is not harmful but is not worth picking because the leaves are small and feathery and do not provide much in the way of forage. Although it is edible, it is better to leave the plant unpicked
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Image JPEG image Pineapple weed
Pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) is also known as Mayweed or Wild Chamomile. It grows in poor soil around footpaths, field entrances, waste ground, and roadsides. The flowers exude a pineapple smell when crushed. It is a favourite with rabbits but seldom grows in large enough numbers to be picked regularly.
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