Common names & Latin names of plants

[Mickp]

Lets see if we can put together a list of the plants we have for our birds and list both names for them.
Hopefully it will provide an interesting resource for us all.

[GregH]

Great idea but should there be sub-categories for: Aviary plantings, Dry Brush, Seeding Grasses, Fruits & Vegetables and maybe Medicinal then to be really useful some climate suitability & cultural notes notes as what goes down in Tassie won't do for Darwin. I don't know if you wanted just a list or a sort of Yates garden guide for aviculturists

[jusdeb]

Silybum marianum > Milk Thistle

Is that what you mean ?

[finchbreeder]

Like this you mean?

Guinea Grass = Geraldton Grass = (latin name unknown - feel free to edit it in) Ideal for planting in a corner of the yard and feeding to the finches, or plant in the avairy, can grow very prolific in warm climates, when not seeding cut right back to encourage growth.
Common thistle = (latin?) - commonly grows wild in gardens, and infested with aphis - remove heads and feed to finches, when finishes heading, give whole plant to finches
Wild Fountain grass = Pussytail bush = (latin?) commonly found at edge of bush areas, can be transplanted, (sometimes) to gardens, feed seeding heads to finches, those that won't eat will use for nesting, demesticated version less useful

LML

[jusdeb]

I like Fbs much better however having adult ADHD I cant sit still long enough to put something that good together ....

[Mickp]

The yates type of thing would be nice to accomplish after a while.
also once complete it would be a good one for Diane & the newsletter.

[finchbreeder]

Come on someone must know the latin names? I can't be the only ignorant person on here?
LML

[Buzzard-1]

Come on someone must know the latin names?

Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus var maximus) Wild Fountain grass/ Pussytail bush(pennisetium setoceum) Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)
Ryegrass (Lolium) a genus of nine species of tufted grasses in the Pooideae subfamily of the Poaceae family. Good to use as green seed heads although be aware of ergot (A fungus that lives on rye and other grasses and is pathogenic after periods of wet weather like we just had. I will not feed my birds Paspalum (dilatatum) ever due to the very high risk) Green panic (Panicum maximum var. trichoglume) Vigorous summer grass good for seed heads and nesting material.

[Diane]

This ergot fungus, is it cream coloured?
My Johnston grass are all in pots in different places in the garden.
I have one Johnston grass in a pot that now and again produces seed that isnt green but cream, no bad smell or liquid. Never fed it to the birds just in case.

Just doing a bit of research and found out LSD is a derivative of ergot

[jusdeb]

Im flat out speaking proper English let alone Latin ....