Checklist weeds and seeds
| blessed thistle | cnicus benedictus | seeds |
| canadian horseweed | erigeron canadensis | seeds, weeds |
| capsella | capsella | seeds,weeds |
| common buglos | anchusa officinalis | seeds, flowers |
| common dandelion | taraxatum officinale | seeds, weeds |
| common nipplewort | lapsana communis | seeds |
| common plantain | plantago major | seeds |
| common St.Janswort | hypericum perforatum | seeds |
| common tansy | tancetum vulgare | seeds |
| common wormwood | artemisia vulgaris | seeds, weeds |
| curly dock | rumex crispus | dry seeds |
| dill | anethum graveolens | seeds |
| European centaury | centaurium minus | seeds |
| geranium | geranium | seeds |
| hawkweed | hieracium | seeds |
| henpnettle | galeopsis | seeds |
| high mallow | malva sylvestrus | seeds.weeds |
| Jack go-to-bed-at-noon | tragopogon pratensis | seeds |
| lawn daisy | bellis perennis | seeds, weeds |
| sow thistle | sonchus | seeds, weeds |
| spotted ladys thumb | polygonum persicaria | seeds |
| pot marigold | calendula officinalis | seeds |
| Robert geranium | geranium robertianum | seeds |
| witch's money bags | sedum telepium | seeds |
| quack grass | elytrigia repens | seeds, weeds |
See NRCS website for the National plants data center of the U.S. The address is: http://npdc.usda.gov. and http://plants.usda.gov. You will find there pictures, descriptions, and further information.
My Bourke's love the capsella and of course the common chickweed, but I give them a lot of spotted ladies thumb, especially in the period of moulting. Common tansy I use only in little amount. The seeds are helpful to control worms, but you have to be careful not give to much. The Dutch writer, Jo van Rooy wrote: "100 heilzame planten". This book give information about all plants in this list. Warning about noxious plants is not needed, this list contains only plants we can use. It is easy to make an own list of weeds , make a note of the periods you can find the weeds in the neighbourhood
Weeds are a good supplement in the diet of the Bourke, a source of vitamins and minerals and can be a nice contribute to activity and health of our birds. Of course we have to be careful for contamination by picking the seeds. Never give the Bourke's wet weeds.
If you know good introductions written in the English language about weeds and seeds growing in other climates and useful for parrots, please send me information.
