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Reptile food plant guide (200 plants)

Can your tortoise, bearded dragon or iguana eat it every day? Each plant is rated in four levels: Staple = everyday base, Side = a few times a week, Small amounts = a few times a month, Never feed. Tap a name for ratings by species and the nutrients to watch.

Food plant	Rating	Tortoise	Bearded dragon	Iguana	Category
Anacharis/Elodea	Staple	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Bermuda grass	Staple	○	－	－	hay
Broadleaf plantain	Staple	○	－	○	wild plant (weed)
Collard greens	Staple	○	○	○	leafy green
Dandelion	Staple	○	○	○	wild plant (weed)
Japanese Dandelion	Staple	○	－	○	wild plant (weed)
Kale	Staple	○	○	○	leafy green
Komatsuna	Staple	○	○	○	leafy green
Mulberry leaf	Staple	○	○	○	tree leaves
Mustard greens	Staple	○	○	－	leafy green
Orchard grass	Staple	○	－	－	hay
Prickly pear pad(nopal)	Staple	○	－	○	cactus/succulent
Ribwort plantain	Staple	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Spineless prickly pear	Staple	○	－	－	cactus/succulent
Timothy hay	Staple	○	－	－	hay
Turnip greens	Staple	○	○	○	leafy green
Amazon frogbit	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Arugula	Side	○	○	－	leafy green
Bell pepper	Side	○	○	－	fruiting vegetable
Bok choy	Side	○	○	－	leafy green
Bramble leaf	Side	○	－	－	tree leaves
Cabomba	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Carrot tops	Side	○	－	○	root vegetable
Chickweed	Side	○	○	－	wild plant (weed)
Chicory	Side	○	－	○	leafy green
Clover flower	Side	○	○	－	edible flower
Common duckweed	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Coriander/Cilantro	Side	○	○	－	herb
Daikon leaves	Side	○	○	－	leafy green
Dandelion flower	Side	○	○	－	wild plant (weed)
Duckweed	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Dwarf frogbit	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Endive	Side	○	－	○	leafy green
Grape leaf	Side	○	－	○	tree leaves
Green beans	Side	○	○	－	fruiting vegetable
Hibiscus	Side	○	○	○	edible flower
Hibiscus leaf	Side	○	○	○	tree leaves
Hollyhock	Side	○	－	○	edible flower
Hornwort	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Italian ryegrass	Side	○	－	－	hay
Klein grass	Side	○	－	－	hay
Kudzu	Side	○	－	○	wild plant (weed)
Loquat leaf	Side	○	－	－	tree leaves
Mizuna	Side	○	○	－	leafy green
Mouse-ear chickweed	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Nasturtium	Side	○	○	－	edible flower
Oat hay	Side	○	－	－	hay
Okra	Side	○	○	－	fruiting vegetable
Pak choi	Side	○	－	－	leafy green
Pea sprouts	Side	○	○	○	leafy green
Prickly pear fruit	Side	○	－	－	fruit
Pumpkin/Squash	Side	○	○	－	root vegetable
Rapeseed greens	Side	○	－	－	leafy green
Red clover	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Rose	Side	○	○	－	edible flower
Rose of Sharon	Side	○	○	－	edible flower
Santo sai	Side	○	－	－	leafy green
Shepherd's purse	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Sow thistle	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Sweet potato leaves	Side	○	－	○	leafy green
Tape grass/Vallisneria	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Thistle	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Water spinach	Side	○	－	－	leafy green
Water sprite	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Water wisteria	Side	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Watercress	Side	○	○	－	leafy green
Watercress(wild)	Side	○	－	－	wild plant (weed)
White clover	Side	○	○	－	wild plant (weed)
Wild mustard	Side	○	○	－	wild plant (weed)
Zucchini	Side	○	○	－	fruiting vegetable
Alfalfa hay	Small amounts	△	－	－	hay
Alfalfa sprouts	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Aloe vera	Small amounts	△	－	－	cactus/succulent
Amaranth	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Apple	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Bamboo/Sasa leaf	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Banana	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Basil	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Basil	Small amounts	△	△	－	herb
Beet greens	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Beetroot	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Bird's-eye speedwell	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Bitter melon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruiting vegetable
Blackberry	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Blueberry	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Broccoli	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Cabbage	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Calendula/Pot marigold	Small amounts	△	△	－	edible flower
Carrot root	Small amounts	△	△	－	root vegetable
Cauliflower leaves	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Celery leaves	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Chamomile	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Cherry	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Common vetch	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Cornflower	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Creeping woodsorrel	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Cucumber	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruiting vegetable
Cudweed	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Daikon radish	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Daisy	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Dill	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Dragon fruit	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Eggplant	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruiting vegetable
Fennel	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Field horsetail	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Fig	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Fig leaf	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Flat-leaf parsley	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Garland chrysanthemum	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Geranium(Pelargonium)	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Goldenrod	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Grape	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Graptopetalum(edible)	Small amounts	△	－	－	cactus/succulent
Ground ivy	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Hackberry/Zelkova leaf	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Hairgrass	Small amounts	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Haworthia	Small amounts	△	－	－	cactus/succulent
Henbit	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Houseleek	Small amounts	△	－	－	cactus/succulent
Hydrilla	Small amounts	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Japanese dock	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Jute mallow	Small amounts	△	－	△	leafy green
Kiwi	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Lemon balm	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Lemongrass	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Luffa(young)	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruiting vegetable
Malabar spinach	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Mandarin orange	Small amounts	－	－	－	fruit
Mango	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Marjoram	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Melon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Mint	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Mugwort	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Mulberry fruit	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Muskmelon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Napa cabbage	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Okra leaves	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Oregano	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Pansy/Viola	Small amounts	△	△	－	edible flower
Papaya	Small amounts	－	－	－	fruit
Parsley	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Parsnip	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Peach	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Pear	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Persimmon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Persimmon leaf	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Plum	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Pomegranate	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Prune(dried)	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Purslane	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Radish	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Raspberry	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Red leaf lettuce	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Romaine lettuce	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Rosemary	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Rutabaga	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Sage	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Salvinia	Small amounts	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Shiso/Perilla	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Snap pea	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruiting vegetable
Snapdragon	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Sorrel	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
Spearmint	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Spinach	Small amounts	△	△	－	leafy green
Squash blossom	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruiting vegetable
Squash blossom	Small amounts	△	△	－	edible flower
Ssamchu(leaf lettuce)	Small amounts	△	－	－	leafy green
Strawberry	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruit
Sudan grass	Small amounts	△	－	－	hay
Sunflower petals	Small amounts	△	－	－	edible flower
Sweet potato	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Thyme	Small amounts	△	－	－	herb
Tomato(ripe fruit)	Small amounts	△	△	－	fruiting vegetable
Turnip root	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
Water hyacinth	Small amounts	－	－	－	aquatic plant
Watermelon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruit
Willow leaf	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Winter melon	Small amounts	△	－	－	fruiting vegetable
Yacon	Small amounts	△	－	－	root vegetable
—	Small amounts	△	－	－	wild plant (weed)
—	Small amounts	△	－	－	tree leaves
Avocado	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Azalea/Rhododendron	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Chives/Leek	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Daffodil	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Garlic	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Hydrangea	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Lily of the valley	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Long-headed poppy	Never feed	×	×	×	wild plant (weed)
Oleander	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Onion	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Potato(sprout/green/foliage)	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Pothos/Dieffenbachia	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Rhubarb leaf	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Sago palm/Cycad	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Tomato foliage/unripe	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Tulip	Never feed	×	×	×	never feed/dangerous
Water lettuce	Never feed	×	×	×	aquatic plant
Wild garlic	Never feed	×	×	×	wild plant (weed)
—	Never feed	×	×	×	tree leaves

○ good choice　△ use with care, sparingly　× do not feed　－ no rating for this species in our data

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Ratings come from REPLA's food plant database (200 plants) and are a general guide. Where nutrient values are not confirmed, we show whether they tend to be high or low. If your animal seems unwell, see a reptile vet.

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