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An introductory guide to identifying, growing and using native plants of South East South Australia.

Useful Indigenous Plants of the South East

Intr

odu

ctio

n

Th

is p

ub

licat

ion

is a

n in

trod

uct

ory

guid

e to

u

sefu

l in

dig

enou

s p

lan

ts o

f th

e S

outh

Eas

t of

S

outh

Au

stra

lia. I

n t

he

con

text

of t

his

gu

ide

“use

ful p

lan

ts”

mea

ns

pla

nts

wh

ich

wer

e u

sed

his

tori

cally

by

loca

l Ab

orig

inal

peo

ple

fo

r fo

od o

r m

ater

ials

.In

dig

enou

s p

lan

ts c

an m

ake

grea

t la

nd

scap

ing

gard

ens,

wit

h t

he

add

ed

ben

efits

of b

ein

g su

ited

to

the

loca

l clim

ate

and

con

dit

ion

s, u

sual

ly r

equ

irin

g le

ss w

ater

an

d a

tten

tion

, an

d a

lso

pro

vid

ing

oth

er u

ses

such

as

food

or

mat

eria

ls.

Sp

ecia

l Th

anks

A

sp

ecia

l th

anks

mu

st b

e gi

ven

to

Mr

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

, wh

o h

as c

omp

iled

a g

reat

dea

l of

info

rmat

ion

on

nat

ive

pla

nts

of t

he

Sou

th

Eas

t ov

er m

any

dec

ades

.N

evill

e’s

boo

ks a

re a

gre

at s

ourc

e of

in

form

atio

n fo

r p

eop

le w

anti

ng

to le

arn

mor

e ab

out

iden

tify

ing,

gro

win

g an

d e

atin

g th

e n

ativ

e p

lan

ts o

f th

e S

outh

Eas

t.H

is p

ub

licat

ion

s ar

e h

igh

ly r

ecom

men

ded

. A

list

of N

evill

e’s

boo

ks o

n p

lan

ts o

f th

e S

outh

Eas

t is

con

tain

ed a

t th

e en

d o

f th

is

pu

blic

atio

n.

Ab

ove:

Ind

igen

ous

use

gar

den

at

McD

onal

d P

ark

Sch

ool,

Mou

nt

Gam

bie

r.

Ind

igen

ous

Pla

nts

of

th

e S

outh

Eas

t

5

Aca

cia

leio

phy

llaS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Lim

esto

ne

Wat

tle

Form

& S

ize:

Ta

ll sh

rub

to

4m

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s m

ain

ly in

san

d o

r lo

amy

san

d.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Pou

r ve

ry h

ot w

ater

ove

r se

eds,

allo

w t

o co

ol. S

trai

n.

Sow

see

ds

3-5

mm

un

der

soi

l. K

eep

moi

st u

nti

l ger

min

atio

n. S

ow fr

om

spri

ng.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Rip

enin

g gr

een

pod

s w

ere

stea

med

an

d/o

r ro

aste

d. T

he

dri

ed s

eed

s w

ith

th

e b

lack

coa

tin

g w

ere

grou

nd

up

to

mak

e a

flou

r-lik

e su

bst

ance

. Fl

ower

s Ju

ly t

o S

epte

mb

er. C

olle

ct s

eed

s in

Dec

emb

er t

o Ja

nu

ary.

To

har

vest

th

e se

eds

eith

er r

emov

e d

ry p

ods

wit

h h

and

s (w

eari

ng

glov

es),

or

lay

a sh

eet

or t

arp

un

der

th

e sh

rub

an

d s

hak

e b

ran

chle

ts t

o d

islo

dge

se

eds

and

pod

s. T

ram

ple

ove

r p

ods.

Sie

ve o

ut

clea

n s

eed

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

RP

hot

o: E

lsp

eth

Sw

anP

hot

o: B

ryan

Hay

woo

d

Aca

cia

lon

gifo

lia v

ar. s

oph

orae

S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Nal

-a-w

ort,

Kab

la

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Coa

st w

attl

e, C

oast

al w

attl

e

Form

& S

ize:

S

pre

adin

g ta

ll sh

rub

to

5m

. Fol

iage

res

tin

g on

th

e gr

oun

d. T

run

k d

ivid

ed

into

sev

eral

tru

nks

. Flo

wer

s -

yello

w, r

od-l

ike

to 4

cm. F

ruit

ing

pod

s -

lon

g, n

arro

w u

sual

ly c

urv

ed, c

onta

inin

g b

lack

see

ds.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: A

fast

gro

win

g an

d h

ard

y p

lan

t to

lera

nt

of a

ll so

ils p

rovi

ded

th

ey a

re

not

wat

erlo

gged

. At

thei

r b

est

in a

su

nny

pos

itio

n. W

ill t

oler

ate

dir

ect

coas

tal e

xpos

ure

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Pou

r ve

ry h

ot w

ater

ove

r se

eds,

allo

w t

o co

ol. S

trai

n.

Sow

see

ds

3-5

mm

un

der

soi

l. K

eep

moi

st u

nti

l ger

min

atio

n. S

ow fr

om

spri

ng.

NO

TE

: Con

tact

DE

WN

R b

efor

e at

tem

pti

ng

to g

row

or

pla

nt

this

sp

ecie

s –

alt

hou

gh t

his

Aca

cia

is in

dig

enou

s, it

can

bec

ome

inva

sive

in

area

s th

at a

re n

ot p

art

of it

s p

re-E

uro

pea

n d

istr

ibu

tion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Rip

enin

g gr

een

pod

s w

ere

colle

cted

an

d c

ooke

d o

ver

a fir

e. T

he

pro

tein

-ri

ch s

eed

s w

ere

then

pic

ked

ou

t an

d e

aten

. Th

e d

ried

see

ds

wit

h t

he

bla

ck c

oati

ng

wer

e gr

oun

d u

p t

o m

ake

a flo

ur-

like

sub

stan

ce. F

low

ers

July

to

Sep

tem

ber

. Col

lect

see

ds

in J

anu

ary

to F

ebru

ary.

To

har

vest

th

e se

eds

eith

er r

emov

e d

ry p

ods

wit

h h

and

s (w

eari

ng

glov

es),

or

lay

a sh

eet

or t

arp

un

der

th

e sh

rub

an

d s

hak

e b

ran

chle

ts t

o d

islo

dge

see

ds

and

pod

s. T

ram

ple

ove

r p

ods.

Sie

ve o

ut

clea

n s

eed

.

7

Aca

cia

mel

anox

ylon

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bla

ckw

ood

Form

& S

ize:

E

rect

or

spre

adin

g tr

ee 6

–3

0 m

hig

h; b

ark

dee

ply

fiss

ure

d, d

ark

grey

-b

lack

; bra

nch

lets

an

gled

or

flatt

ened

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: It

tol

erat

es d

rou

ght,

poo

r d

rain

age,

any

soi

l, sa

lt a

ir, g

ust

y, s

tead

y or

co

ld w

ind

s if

grow

n in

op

en, f

og, s

mog

, tem

per

atu

re e

xtre

mes

, su

n, o

r sh

ade.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Pou

r ve

ry h

ot w

ater

ove

r se

eds,

allo

w t

o co

ol. C

an

be

left

in w

ater

for

two

day

s to

allo

w m

oist

ure

to

pen

etra

te t

hes

e h

ard

see

ds.

Str

ain

. Sow

see

ds

3-5

mm

un

der

soi

l. K

eep

moi

st u

nti

l ge

rmin

atio

n. S

ow fr

om e

arly

Sp

rin

g.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

See

ds

can

be

eate

n g

rou

nd

. Pod

s m

atu

re s

um

mer

–au

tum

n w

ith

a m

id-

Feb

ruar

y p

eak.

Gu

m c

an b

e ea

ten

. Bar

k an

d tw

igs

use

d b

y A

bor

igin

al

peo

ple

to

stu

pef

y fis

h –

th

ough

not

in t

he

Sou

th E

ast.

Flo

wer

s A

ugu

st

to O

ctob

er. C

olle

ct s

eed

s in

Jan

uar

y to

Mar

ch. T

o h

arve

st t

he

seed

s ei

ther

rem

ove

dry

pod

s w

ith

han

ds

(wea

rin

g gl

oves

), o

r la

y a

shee

t or

ta

rp u

nd

er t

he

tree

an

d s

hak

e or

kn

ock

bra

nch

es t

o d

islo

dge

see

ds

and

p

ods.

Tra

mp

le o

ver

pod

s. S

ieve

ou

t cl

ean

see

d.

Ph

oto:

Bry

an H

ayw

ood

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Aca

cia

mea

rnsi

iS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Cu

rron

g

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bla

ck w

attl

e

Form

& S

ize:

M

ediu

m t

ree

wit

h b

i-p

inn

ate

folia

ge. F

low

ers-

yel

low

, glo

bu

lar,

in d

ense

gr

oup

s.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s w

ell o

n a

var

iety

of s

oils

, in

clu

din

g ve

ry d

ry a

nd

poo

r so

ils.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Pou

r ve

ry h

ot w

ater

ove

r se

eds,

allo

w t

o co

ol. W

ash

w

ell t

o re

mov

e gl

ue

mat

eria

l bef

ore

dry

ing.

Str

ain

. Sow

see

ds

3-5

mm

u

nd

er s

and

y so

ils o

r p

rop

agat

ing

mix

es. K

eep

moi

st u

nti

l ger

min

atio

n.

Sow

in t

ub

es in

Au

tum

n o

r d

irec

t in

Sp

rin

g.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Gu

m w

as c

hew

ed, u

sed

for

med

icin

al p

urp

oses

an

d in

too

ls. F

ish

ing

line

cou

ld b

e m

ade

from

th

e in

ner

bar

k.

9

Allo

casu

arin

a le

uh

man

nii

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bu

loke

Form

& S

ize:

Tr

ee g

row

ing

to 7

-15

m. L

ong

wee

pin

g b

ran

chle

ts, g

rey-

gree

n. I

nte

rest

ing

con

e-lik

e fr

uit

. Gro

ws

in M

id t

o U

pp

er S

outh

Eas

t.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s in

a r

ange

of s

oil t

ypes

, mai

nly

san

dy

loam

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Sp

read

see

d o

ver

pro

pag

atin

g or

san

dy

mix

, cov

er w

ith

a

laye

r of

fin

e gr

avel

an

d k

eep

moi

st. S

ow la

te w

inte

r to

sp

rin

g. Id

eal

tem

per

atu

re fo

r ge

rmin

atio

n is

18

-25

oC.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

New

see

d p

ods

wer

e ch

ewed

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

RP

hot

o: D

avid

Hin

chliff

eP

hot

o: D

avid

Hin

chliff

e

Aca

cia

pycn

anth

aS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Gol

den

wat

tle

Form

& S

ize:

S

hru

b t

o sm

all t

ree

to 5

m, w

ith

gla

bro

us

bra

nch

es.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: It

gro

ws

on a

ran

ge o

f sit

es, a

nd

on

var

iety

soi

ls in

clu

din

g ca

lcar

eou

s sa

nd

s, c

lays

an

d s

hal

low

, sto

ny lo

ams.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Pou

r ve

ry h

ot w

ater

ove

r se

eds,

allo

w t

o co

ol. C

an b

e le

ft o

vern

igh

t. S

trai

n. S

ow s

eed

s 3

-5m

m u

nd

er s

and

y so

il or

gen

eral

p

rop

agat

ing

mix

es. K

eep

moi

st u

nti

l ger

min

atio

n. S

ow fr

om e

arly

S

pri

ng.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Flow

ers

colle

cted

an

d s

oake

d in

wat

er fo

r n

ecta

r. G

um

hea

ted

to

a vi

scou

s sy

rup

an

d u

sed

for

food

or

dis

solv

ed in

wat

er fo

r d

rin

kin

g.

11

Allo

casu

arin

a ve

rtic

illat

aS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Kot

gee

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Dro

opin

g sh

eoak

Form

& S

ize:

Tr

ee g

row

ing

to 5

-8m

. Lon

g w

eep

ing

bra

nch

lets

, gre

y-gr

een

. In

tere

stin

g co

ne-

like

fru

it.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fa

vou

red

con

dit

ion

- D

ry. S

oils

incl

ud

e sk

elet

al ty

pes

der

ived

from

sa

nd

ston

e or

gra

nit

e, s

and

y co

asta

l soi

ls, i

ncl

ud

ing

som

e d

eriv

ed fr

om

limes

ton

e, a

nd

hea

vier

tex

ture

d c

lay

loam

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

. Sp

read

see

d o

ver

pro

pag

atin

g or

san

dy

mix

, cov

er w

ith

a

laye

r of

fin

e gr

avel

an

d k

eep

moi

st. S

ow la

te w

inte

r to

sp

rin

g. Id

eal

tem

per

atu

re fo

r ge

rmin

atio

n is

18

-25

o C.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

You

ng

stem

s an

d c

ones

can

be

chew

ed t

o st

ave

off t

hir

st a

nd

hu

nge

r.

Am

yem

a p

end

ula

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Dro

opin

g M

istl

etoe

Form

& S

ize:

P

aras

itic

pla

nt.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: P

red

omin

antl

y p

aras

itic

on

sp

ecie

s of

Eu

caly

ptu

s, s

omet

imes

on

sp

ecie

s of

Aca

cia.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Un

know

n

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fru

its

eate

n.

Not

e:T

he

fru

it o

f th

e si

mila

r sp

ecie

s –

Lys

ian

a ex

ocar

pi (

Har

leq

uin

Mis

tlet

oe)

– w

as a

lso

eate

n.

13

Art

hro

pod

ium

str

ictu

mS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Ch

ocol

ate

lily,

Com

mon

van

illa-

lily,

Van

illa

lily

Form

& S

ize:

S

mal

l an

nu

als

up

to

30

cm in

hei

ght,

wit

h d

isti

nct

ive

pu

rple

flow

er

pet

als

in s

pri

ng.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fa

vou

red

con

dit

ion

- D

ry. W

ides

pre

ad in

op

en w

ood

lan

ds

and

gr

assl

and

s. F

ull

sun

to

sem

i-sh

ade.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cu

ltiv

ate

eith

er b

y tu

ber

div

isio

n in

late

su

mm

er o

r gr

ow fr

om s

eed

. S

pre

ad s

eed

ove

r p

rop

agat

ing

or s

and

y m

ix, c

over

wit

h a

laye

r of

fin

e gr

avel

an

d k

eep

moi

st. S

ow fr

om M

arch

to

earl

y w

inte

r.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Bef

ore

pla

nt

wit

her

ed a

way

, ab

out

thre

e m

onth

s af

ter

the

flow

ers

dry

off

, tu

ber

s w

ere

du

g u

p a

nd

eat

en -

can

be

eate

n r

aw b

ut

wer

e u

sual

ly

roas

ted

.

Ph

oto:

Ois

in S

wee

ney

Ap

ium

pro

stra

tum

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sea

Par

sley

(S

ea C

eler

y)

Form

& S

ize:

P

rost

rate

gro

un

dco

ver,

spre

adin

g to

0.5

m w

ide.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: N

atu

rally

pre

fers

sh

aded

an

d d

amp

loca

tion

s, b

ut

can

be

grow

n in

co

nta

iner

s u

sin

g a

wel

l dra

ined

pot

tin

g m

ix, i

n fu

ll su

n o

r p

arti

al s

had

e.

Mod

erat

e sa

linit

y to

lera

nce

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om s

eed

in s

pri

ng,

or

from

cu

ttin

gs.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Leav

es a

nd

ste

ms

can

be

eate

n, t

aste

s si

mila

r to

Eu

rop

ean

par

sley

an

d

cele

ry. C

an b

e u

sed

in m

uch

th

e sa

me

way

as

Eu

rop

ean

par

sley

.

15

Atr

iple

x ci

ner

ea

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Coa

st S

altb

ush

Form

& S

ize:

S

hru

b u

p t

o 1m

, silv

er-g

rey

app

eara

nce

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: N

atu

rally

occ

urs

in c

oast

al m

arsh

es. H

as h

igh

sal

t to

lera

nce

. Mod

erat

e w

ater

logg

ing

tole

ran

ce.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Rin

se fr

uit

to

rem

ove

salt

, or

rem

ove

seed

from

fru

it. S

ow s

eed

in

autu

mn

, ear

ly w

inte

r or

sp

rin

g. L

igh

tly

cove

r w

ith

soi

l an

d k

eep

moi

st.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Leav

es u

sed

as

sala

d g

reen

, can

be

bla

nch

ed. S

alty

.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ban

ksia

mar

gin

ata

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Silv

er b

anks

ia, H

oney

suck

le

Form

& S

ize:

M

ediu

m s

hru

b t

o sm

all t

ree

to 2

m. L

eave

s -

dar

k ol

ive

gree

n, w

ith

w

hit

ish

un

der

sid

e. F

low

ers

- cy

lind

rica

l cre

am-y

ello

w u

p t

o 10

cm.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: T

he

pla

nt

favo

urs

a p

osit

ion

in fu

ll su

n o

r d

app

led

sh

ade.

Gen

eral

ly

har

dy

bu

t d

oes

not

like

wat

erlo

gged

soi

l. D

oes

not

tol

erat

e d

irec

t co

asta

l exp

osu

re.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cu

ltiv

ate

by s

owin

g se

ed w

ith

a li

ght

cove

r of

soi

l in

win

ter

to s

pri

ng.

S

hou

ld g

erm

inat

e in

4-6

wee

ks.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Flow

er s

pik

es w

ere

bro

ken

off

an

d s

oake

d in

wat

er t

o m

ake

a sw

eet

dri

nk.

Gu

m fr

om G

old

en w

attl

e an

d B

lack

wat

tle

was

som

etim

es a

dd

ed.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

17

Bill

ard

iera

cym

osa

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:K

un

du

wi

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sw

eet

app

le-b

erry

Form

& S

ize:

Li

ght

clim

ber

wit

h w

iry

bra

nch

es, o

ften

fou

nd

gro

win

g th

rou

gh o

ther

p

lan

ts. L

eave

s -

glab

rou

s, n

arro

w t

o ob

lon

g, a

bou

t 2

-3cm

. Flo

wer

-h

ead

s -

tub

ula

r, sm

all w

ith

flar

ed t

ips,

cre

am t

hro

ugh

to

a b

luis

h w

hit

e,

som

etim

es p

urp

le, i

n c

lust

ers

nea

r en

d o

f bra

nch

es. F

ruit

- o

blo

ng

to

3cm

, fles

hy, o

ften

red

dis

h.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fu

ll su

n t

o se

mi s

had

e. S

uit

able

for:

ligh

t (s

and

y) a

nd

med

ium

(lo

amy)

so

ils a

nd

pre

fers

wel

l-d

rain

ed s

oil.

Su

itab

le p

H: a

cid

an

d n

eutr

al s

oils

. It

pre

fers

moi

st s

oil.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

ed w

ith

pot

tin

g m

ix o

r b

ush

san

d in

mid

-win

ter

to

spri

ng.

Pla

ce in

war

m s

un

ny p

osit

ion

. Can

tak

e u

p t

o 8

wee

ks t

o ge

rmin

ate.

See

ds

may

nee

d t

o b

e w

ash

ed w

ith

det

erge

nt

to b

ecom

e cl

ean

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Wh

en fr

uit

ch

ange

s fr

om g

reen

to

a m

aroo

n c

olou

r b

erri

es c

an b

e ea

ten

. An

isee

d fl

avou

r.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Bu

lbin

e b

ulb

osa

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bu

lbin

e Li

ly

Form

& S

ize:

D

ense

ly t

uft

ed p

eren

nia

l her

b r

each

ing

75cm

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: O

ften

ass

ocia

ted

wit

h w

ater

ret

enti

ve s

oils

or

soils

wh

ich

are

sea

son

ally

in

un

dat

ed, s

uch

as

nea

r sw

amp

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

eds

wit

h p

rop

agat

ing

mix

or

bu

sh s

and

from

au

tum

n t

o ea

rly

win

ter.

Kee

p m

oist

an

d in

an

op

en p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Th

e p

lum

p, r

oun

d c

orm

s (t

ub

ers)

, can

be

eate

n a

ll ye

ar r

oun

d, a

lth

ough

it

will

tak

e a

few

yea

rs in

itia

lly fo

r th

e co

rm t

o m

atu

re. B

est

roas

ted

.

Ph

otos

: Els

pet

h S

wan

19

Bu

rch

ard

ia u

mb

ella

taS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bu

lbin

e Li

ly

Form

& S

ize:

D

ense

ly t

uft

ed p

eren

nia

l her

b r

each

ing

75cm

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: O

ften

ass

ocia

ted

wit

h w

ater

ret

enti

ve s

oils

or

soils

wh

ich

are

sea

son

ally

in

un

dat

ed, s

uch

as

nea

r sw

amp

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

eds

wit

h p

rop

agat

ing

mix

or

bu

sh s

and

from

au

tum

n t

o ea

rly

win

ter.

Kee

p m

oist

an

d in

an

op

en p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Th

e p

lum

p, r

oun

d c

orm

s (t

ub

ers)

, can

be

eate

n a

ll ye

ar r

oun

d, a

lth

ough

it

will

tak

e a

few

yea

rs in

itia

lly fo

r th

e co

rm t

o m

atu

re. B

est

roas

ted

.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Car

pob

rotu

s ro

ssii

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:K

een

g-a

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Pig

face

Form

& S

ize:

R

obu

st p

rost

rate

gro

un

d c

over

sp

read

ing

to s

ever

al m

etre

s. L

eave

s -

flesh

y. F

low

ers

- p

ink.

Fru

it -

rou

nd

, fles

hy w

ith

jelly

like

cen

tre.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: W

ell d

rain

ed s

oil a

nd

full

to p

arti

al s

un

. Dro

ugh

t to

lera

nt.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Can

be

grow

n fr

om s

eed

bu

t ea

sier

to

grow

veg

etat

ivel

y. P

ut

a p

iece

of

the

pla

nt

and

hee

l th

e b

roke

n e

nd

into

war

m a

nd

moi

st s

oil.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Wh

en fr

uit

rip

ens

to a

pin

kish

/ r

ed c

olou

r th

ey c

an b

e ea

ten

raw

or

dri

ed. F

ruit

rip

ens

in a

utu

mn

. Th

e sa

lty

leav

es w

ere

som

etim

es e

aten

ra

w o

r co

oked

an

d t

he

old

er p

lan

ts w

ere

use

d a

s a

med

icin

e to

tre

at

cuts

an

d b

ites

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

RP

hot

o: D

EW

NR

21

Con

volv

ulu

s re

mot

us

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:Ta

rook

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Au

stra

lian

bin

dw

eed

Form

& S

ize:

S

cram

blin

g ty

pe

her

b. F

low

ers

- p

ale

pin

k.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fo

un

d o

n a

var

iety

of s

oils

from

cla

ys t

o sa

nd

du

nes

, mos

tly

in

chen

opod

sh

rub

lan

ds

or A

caci

a op

en s

hru

bla

nd

s or

woo

dla

nd

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cov

er s

eed

s w

ith

3-4

mm

pro

pag

atin

g m

ix a

nd

a li

ght

laye

r of

gra

vel.

Kee

p m

oist

an

d in

an

op

en p

osit

ion

. Sow

from

ear

ly s

pri

ng.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Roo

ts w

ere

du

g u

p a

nd

coo

ked

bef

ore

eati

ng.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Dia

nel

la r

evol

uta

var

. rev

olu

ta

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:P

eein

tuck

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bla

ck a

nth

er fl

ax-l

ily, S

pre

adin

g fla

x lil

y

Form

& S

ize:

E

xtre

mel

y h

ard

y p

lan

t, c

an b

e in

sm

all c

lum

ps,

up

to

5m

acr

oss.

Fla

x lil

ies

hav

e st

rap

-lik

e le

aves

ari

sin

g fr

om t

he

bas

e an

d c

onta

in m

any

attr

acti

ve b

lue

star

-lik

e flo

wer

s d

uri

ng

spri

ng

and

ear

ly s

um

mer

. C

olou

rfu

l pu

rplis

h-b

lue

flesh

y fr

uit

s ap

pea

r d

uri

ng

Jan

uar

y an

d

Feb

ruar

y.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Ve

ry h

ard

y w

ith

a w

ide

moi

stu

re, t

emp

erat

ure

an

d s

oil r

ange

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

ed w

ith

fin

e gr

avel

, kee

p m

oist

in a

n o

pen

war

m

pos

itio

n.s

ow la

te s

um

mer

th

rou

gh t

o sp

rin

g. D

irec

t so

w in

hig

h r

ain

fall

area

s in

mid

to

late

win

ter.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Juic

es fr

om b

erri

es w

ere

use

d t

o co

mb

at c

old

s. R

hiz

omat

ous

late

ral

root

s w

ere

scra

ped

cle

an, c

hew

ed a

nd

eat

en a

nd

wer

e h

elp

ful f

or c

old

s an

d p

eop

le n

ot fe

elin

g w

ell.

Leav

es w

ere

split

an

d tw

iste

d a

nd

use

d fo

r m

akin

g ti

es. R

epor

ted

to

be

very

str

ong.

23

Dod

onae

a vi

scos

a S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sti

cky

hop

bu

sh

Form

& S

ize:

E

rect

sh

rub

to

3m

, bri

ght

gree

n s

tick

y le

aves

. Gre

en fl

ower

s in

win

ter

turn

to

stri

kin

g re

d s

eed

pod

s in

sp

rin

g.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: In

gen

eral

, ext

rem

ely

har

dy

spec

ies

and

ab

le t

o re

-sp

rou

t fr

om t

he

bas

e.

Use

d s

ucc

essf

ully

as

a h

edge

du

e to

th

e d

ense

hab

it. D

oes

not

tol

erat

e d

irec

t co

asta

l exp

osu

re.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

eds

wit

h p

rop

agat

ing

mix

in la

te w

inte

r to

sp

rin

g, k

eep

m

oist

. Du

nki

ng

seed

s in

ver

y h

ot w

ater

for

30

sec

ond

s an

d t

hen

rap

idly

co

olin

g th

em m

ay h

elp

sh

orte

n g

erm

inat

ion

tim

e.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Hop

-lik

e fr

uit

s w

ere

use

d b

y co

lon

ists

as

a su

bst

itu

te fo

r tr

ue

hop

s in

m

akin

g b

eer.

En

chyl

aen

a to

men

tosa

va

r. to

men

tosa

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:P

aran

ghu

ni

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Ru

by S

altb

ush

Form

& S

ize:

S

mal

l sh

rub

to

1m, c

over

ed in

den

se w

oolly

hai

rs.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s in

a w

ide

ran

ge o

f soi

l typ

es. M

ost

ofte

n fo

un

d in

wel

l dra

ined

sa

nd

y so

ils. R

esis

tan

t to

dro

ugh

t an

d fr

ost.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Sow

see

d w

inte

r to

sp

rin

g. L

igh

tly

cove

r w

ith

san

d, k

eep

moi

st. V

ery

smal

l am

oun

t of

sal

t m

ixed

wit

h t

he

san

d m

ay a

ssis

t ge

rmin

atio

n.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fru

it is

ed

ible

, sal

ty-s

wee

t.

25

Exo

carp

os c

up

ress

iform

isS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Nat

ive

cher

ry, C

her

ry B

alla

rt

Form

& S

ize:

Ta

ll sh

rub

to

smal

l tre

e to

8, c

ypre

ss-l

ike

folia

ge. F

low

ers

- ve

ry s

mal

l gr

een

. Fru

it -

fles

hy, r

ipen

ing

to a

red

col

our.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: W

ides

pre

ad in

a v

arie

ty o

f hab

itat

s an

d s

oils

. Fro

st t

oler

ant.

Fu

ll su

n,

sem

i-sh

ade.

Roo

t p

aras

ite,

usu

ally

gro

win

g n

ear

Eu

caly

pts

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cov

er s

eed

s w

ith

5m

m o

f san

dy

or lo

amy

bu

sh s

oil f

rom

ear

ly w

inte

r. K

eep

in a

n o

pen

war

m p

osit

ion

. Pla

nt

out

wit

hin

12

mon

ths

in a

n

area

wh

ere

pot

enti

al h

osts

occ

ur,

such

as

Eu

caly

ptu

s, M

yrta

ceae

, P

rote

acea

e, L

egu

min

osae

or

Cas

uar

inac

eae

spec

ies.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fru

it is

ed

ible

, gen

eral

ly s

par

se o

n t

he

tree

bu

t en

joya

ble

sn

ack

wh

en

rip

e. F

ruit

a r

edd

ish

col

our

wh

en r

ipe.

Bu

rnt

leav

es r

epel

inse

cts.

Not

e:T

he

fru

it o

f th

e si

mila

r sp

ecie

s -

Exo

carp

os s

yrti

cola

(C

oast

Bal

lart

/

Pan

pan

dii)

– w

as a

lso

eate

n. L

eave

s w

ere

also

bu

rnt

to r

epel

inse

cts.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ger

aniu

m r

etro

rsu

mS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Gra

ssla

nd

ger

aniu

m

Form

& S

ize:

P

rost

rate

or

scra

mb

ling

per

enn

ial h

erb

wit

h s

tem

s to

50

cm

lon

g, s

oftl

y h

airy

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: S

um

mer

dry

, win

ter

moi

st s

oils

wh

ich

are

nev

er in

un

dat

ed fo

r lo

ng,

in

low

lan

d g

rass

lan

ds

and

gra

ssy

woo

dla

nd

. Sem

i sh

ade

to p

arti

al s

had

e.

Pla

nt

un

der

est

ablis

hed

tre

es in

a s

had

y p

osit

ion

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cu

ltiv

ate

vege

tati

vely

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Ger

aniu

m s

pec

ies

- ro

ots

wer

e ea

ten

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

R

27

Ku

nze

a p

omife

raS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Ngu

rp, M

un

thar

r

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Mu

ntr

ies

Form

& S

ize:

G

rou

nd

cov

er, o

ccas

ion

ally

sem

i-p

rost

rate

. Can

be

grow

n o

n t

relli

s.

Rad

ial b

ran

ches

sp

read

ing

up

to

3 m

etre

s in

all

dir

ecti

ons.

Lea

ves

- sm

all,

oval

, rou

nd

. Flo

wer

s -

wh

ite

wit

h p

rom

inen

t st

amen

s. F

ruit

-

glob

ula

r gr

een

, rip

enin

g to

a r

edd

ish

, pu

rple

in c

olou

r.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fa

vou

red

con

dit

ion

- L

imes

ton

e sa

nd

s. F

ree

dra

inin

g so

il in

sh

elte

red

co

nd

itio

ns.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Pro

pag

ate

vege

tati

vely

. To

grow

from

see

d li

ghtl

y co

ver

wit

h

pro

pag

atin

g m

ix in

sp

rin

g to

ear

ly s

um

mer

. Pla

ce in

a w

arm

pos

itio

n

wit

h g

ood

ligh

t an

d k

eep

moi

st.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Ber

ries

ed

ible

. Ber

ries

wer

e ea

ten

fres

h o

r p

oun

ded

tog

eth

er o

n a

sto

ne

dis

h, m

akin

g a

pas

te w

hic

h w

as p

lace

d t

o d

ry a

nd

th

en e

aten

du

rin

g w

inte

r or

wh

en n

eed

ed. B

erri

es m

atu

re fr

om J

anu

ary

to M

arch

.

Ph

oto:

Kie

ran

Sm

ith

Lava

tera

ple

bei

aS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Au

stra

lian

hol

lyh

ock

Form

& S

ize:

H

erb

aceo

us

erec

t p

eren

nia

l to

4 m

hig

h.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fa

irly

tol

eran

t of

soi

l typ

e, p

rob

able

pre

fere

nce

for

wel

l dra

ined

soi

l. S

un

ny p

osit

ion

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Sow

see

ds

in s

pri

ng,

pla

nt

seed

lings

ou

t in

ear

ly s

um

mer

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fib

rou

s ro

ots

eate

n, p

ossi

bly

raw

or

cook

ed. B

ark

use

d fo

r m

akin

g st

rin

g. Y

oun

g le

aves

wer

e p

ossi

bly

eat

en r

aw o

r co

oked

.

Ph

otos

: Els

pet

h S

wan

29

Leu

cop

ogon

par

viflo

rus

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:N

goor

-le

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Coa

st b

eard

-hea

th, N

ativ

e cu

rran

t

Form

& S

ize:

S

hru

b w

ith

den

se fo

liage

up

to

3 m

. Dar

k ob

lon

g le

aves

to

3 c

m, w

ith

p

oin

ted

tip

. Flo

wer

s -

wh

ite

in c

lust

ers.

Fru

it -

glo

bu

lar

wh

ite

wh

en r

ipe,

su

ccu

len

t.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: S

and

y so

ils o

ver

limes

ton

e or

gra

nit

e. T

oler

ates

coa

stal

con

dit

ion

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Sow

fres

h s

eed

from

Ap

ril t

o ea

rly

win

ter

just

ben

eath

soi

l. P

lace

in c

ool

par

tial

sh

ade

and

kee

p m

oist

. Allo

w s

ever

al m

onth

s fo

r ge

rmin

atio

n.

Str

atifi

cati

on o

f see

d m

ay h

elp

red

uce

ger

min

atio

n t

ime.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fru

it e

aten

fres

h w

hen

rip

e. F

ruit

rip

ens

in D

ecem

ber

to

Jan

uar

y.

Con

tain

s sm

all h

ard

see

d.

Lom

and

ra lo

ngi

folia

S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Kar

awu

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sp

iny-

hea

ded

mat

-ru

sh

Form

& S

ize:

In

clu

mp,

up

to

1m. L

eave

s -

lon

g, s

trap

-lik

e. F

low

ers

- on

sp

ikes

wit

h

smal

l cre

am fl

ower

s w

ith

sp

ines

. Ver

y h

ard

y.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: S

and

y so

ils. V

ery

har

dy

and

ver

y h

igh

tol

eran

ce t

o m

oist

ure

an

d

dry

nes

s.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Pro

pag

ate

by d

ivis

ion

ove

r w

inte

r. To

gro

w fr

om s

eed

ligh

tly

cove

r fr

esh

se

ed w

ith

pro

pag

atin

g m

ix o

r fin

e gr

avel

in a

utu

mn

. Kee

p m

oist

in a

n

open

pos

itio

n. G

erm

inat

ion

can

tak

e u

p t

o tw

o m

onth

s.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Flow

ers

and

bas

e of

leav

es c

an b

e ea

ten

. Lea

ves

wer

e u

sed

for

mak

ing

bas

kets

an

d m

ats.

31

Mic

rose

ris

lan

ceol

ata

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:M

urn

ong,

Mu

ura

ng

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Yam

dai

sy, M

urn

ong

Form

& S

ize:

H

erb

up

to

30

cm w

ith

yel

low

dai

sy-l

ike

flow

ers.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s w

ell i

n fu

ll su

n t

o p

art

shad

e, a

ll so

il ty

pes

an

d w

ell-

dra

ined

to

dry

co

nd

itio

ns.

It is

dro

ugh

t an

d m

oder

atel

y fr

ost

tole

ran

t.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Cov

er fr

esh

see

d li

ghtl

y in

late

win

ter

to s

pri

ng.

Kee

p m

oist

in a

n o

pen

p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Rad

ish

-lik

e tu

ber

s w

ere

du

g u

p, w

ash

ed a

nd

pla

ced

in o

ven

s, o

ften

ov

ern

igh

t an

d a

llow

ed t

o co

ok s

low

ly. T

ub

ers

can

als

o b

e ea

ten

raw

an

d

are

avai

lab

le s

pri

ng,

su

mm

er, a

utu

mn

, les

s p

alat

able

in w

inte

r.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Myo

por

um

insu

lare

S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Com

mon

boo

bia

lla

Form

& S

ize:

La

rge

shru

b t

o sm

all t

ree,

gro

ws

2-5

m. T

hic

k lig

ht

gree

n fl

eshy

leav

es,

wh

ite

flow

ers

win

ter

to s

pri

ng,

pu

rple

ber

ry fr

uit

. Att

ract

s b

ird

s an

d

bu

tter

flies

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fu

ll su

n. T

hri

ves

in w

ell d

rain

ed s

and

y so

ils in

coa

stal

hab

itat

s b

ut

can

to

lera

te r

egio

ns

wit

h le

ngt

hy w

et p

erio

ds

and

hea

vy s

oils

. Kn

own

to

be

fros

t to

lera

nt.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w v

eget

ativ

ely

wit

h fr

esh

bu

t fi

rm n

ew t

ip g

row

th. T

o gr

ow fr

om

seed

cov

er s

eed

wit

h 2

-3m

m o

f san

dy

loam

com

pos

t p

rop

agat

ing

mix

or

fin

e gr

avel

. Sow

fres

h s

eed

late

su

mm

er t

o au

tum

n. P

lace

in o

pen

p

osit

ion

wit

h s

ome

shad

e on

hot

day

s.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Wh

en r

ipe

the

fru

it c

an b

e ea

ten

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

R

33

Ole

aria

axi

llari

s S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Coa

st d

aisy

-bu

sh

Form

& S

ize:

M

ediu

m t

o ta

ll sh

rub

wit

h m

any

bra

nch

es, u

p t

o 3

m. A

rom

atic

folia

ge.

Wh

ite

dai

sy li

ke fl

ower

s in

su

mm

er a

nd

au

tum

n.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Fu

ll su

n t

o se

mi s

had

e. F

oun

d in

san

d d

un

es, a

nd

als

o ap

pea

rs o

n

limes

ton

e an

d r

ocky

slo

pes

alo

ng

the

coas

tlin

e.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

In la

te w

inte

r to

sp

rin

g co

ver

fres

h s

eed

ligh

tly

wit

h p

rop

agat

ing

mix

. K

eep

moi

st in

an

op

en p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Use

d a

s an

inse

ct r

epel

len

t by

ab

orig

inal

peo

ple

wh

o w

ould

ru

b t

he

folia

ge o

ver

thei

r sk

in t

o re

leas

e th

e ar

oma

from

th

e le

aves

.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

R

Pel

argo

niu

m a

ust

rale

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Au

stra

lian

pel

argo

niu

m, A

ust

ral s

tork

s b

ill

Form

& S

ize:

S

mal

l, h

erb

aceo

us

pla

nt

to a

bou

t 0

.5 m

etre

s h

igh

.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: H

ard

y in

a r

ange

of s

oils

an

d p

refe

rs fu

ll su

n o

r lig

ht

shad

e.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

ed fr

om a

utu

mn

, kee

p m

oist

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Roo

ts w

ere

eate

n.

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

35

Ph

ragm

ites

au

stra

lisS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Ch

arr-

ak

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Com

mon

ree

d

Form

& S

ize:

Ta

ll re

ed 1

-3m

in h

eigh

t. B

ran

chle

ts a

re r

igid

an

d e

rect

, bam

boo

-lik

e,

som

etim

es r

each

ing

5m

. Lea

ves

- lo

ng,

tap

erin

g 20

-50

cm. F

low

ers

- p

ale.

Flu

ffy,

at

the

end

of t

he

stem

s.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: T

hri

ves

in s

low

mov

ing

wat

er fr

om 2

50

mm

to

1m a

s w

ell a

s sw

amp

ar

eas,

mar

shla

nd

s an

d m

argi

nal

are

as. S

uit

able

for

coas

tal w

ater

way

s w

ith

hig

her

sal

t le

vels

.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Pro

pag

ate

by r

oot

div

isio

n.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Har

vest

in s

pri

ng.

Ab

orig

inal

s in

oth

er p

arts

of t

he

cou

ntr

y u

sed

th

e le

aves

for

wea

vin

g. T

all s

tron

g st

ems

wer

e u

sed

for

spea

rs. I

nd

igen

ous

Nor

th A

mer

ican

s u

sed

th

e st

ron

g st

ems

of t

hei

r lo

cal v

arie

ties

as

arro

w

shaf

ts. S

talk

s ar

e u

sed

for

roof

th

atch

ing

in p

arts

of E

uro

pe.

Rh

agod

ia c

and

olle

ana

spp

can

dol

lean

a S

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sea

-Ber

ry S

alt

Bu

sh

Form

& S

ize:

S

pre

adin

g sh

rub

of s

ever

al m

etre

s. L

eave

s -

som

ewh

at fl

eshy

an

d

oblo

ng.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s in

exp

osed

or

shad

ed a

reas

. Tol

eran

ces

- Wet

, Sal

ine,

Coa

stal

, S

had

e.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ligh

tly

cove

r se

ed w

ith

pro

pag

atin

g m

ix fr

om e

arly

win

ter

to s

pri

ng.

K

eep

moi

st in

an

op

en p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Dee

p r

ed r

ipe

fru

it w

ere

som

etim

es e

aten

, th

ough

th

ey a

re n

ot v

ery

tast

y. F

ruit

rip

ens

from

su

mm

er t

o au

tum

n. L

eave

s m

ay h

ave

bee

n

eate

n. F

ruit

was

use

d t

o d

ye p

atte

rns

in c

loth

ing.

37

Ph

oto:

Kie

ran

Sm

ith

.

Sam

bu

cus

gau

dic

hau

dia

na

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Wh

ite

Eld

erb

erry

Form

& S

ize:

U

pri

ght

her

bac

eou

s p

eren

nia

l su

b-s

hru

b w

ith

an

nu

al s

tem

s to

35

cm.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: M

oist

wel

l dra

ined

soi

ls, o

ften

am

ongs

t ro

cks

in c

ool s

had

ed m

oun

tain

fo

rest

s. S

emi-

shad

e to

dap

ple

d s

had

e

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w c

utt

ings

of m

atu

re w

ood

of t

he

curr

ent

seas

on’s

gro

wth

, 15

-

20cm

wit

h a

hee

l, in

late

au

tum

n.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Fles

hy fr

uit

s ea

ten

raw

.

Sar

coco

rnia

qu

inq

uefl

ora

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Sam

ph

ire,

Bea

ded

Gla

ssw

ort

Form

& S

ize:

S

pre

adin

g p

rost

rate

su

ccu

len

t p

lan

t.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: Gen

eral

ly

pre

sen

t in

sal

ine

con

dit

ion

s, o

n fr

inge

s of

sal

ty w

ater

bod

ies.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Pro

pag

ate

vege

tati

vely

into

sim

ilar

grow

ing

con

dit

ion

s of

th

e p

aren

t p

lan

t.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

An

ed

ible

gre

en. C

an b

e b

lan

ched

or

pic

kled

.

39

Sca

evol

a ca

len

du

lace

aS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Un

know

n

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Du

ne

Fan

-flow

er

Form

& S

ize:

S

pra

wlin

g le

afy

cree

per

to

1m w

ide

wit

h t

hic

k an

d h

airy

folia

ge. F

an-

shap

ed fl

ower

s, p

ale

blu

e co

lou

r m

ost

of t

he

year

an

d a

pu

rple

col

oure

d

ber

ry.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

ood

dra

inag

e an

d d

eep

san

dy

soil.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

In e

arly

win

ter

sow

th

e h

ard

bon

y en

doc

arp

s b

enea

th 5

mm

of w

ell

dra

ined

san

dy

pro

pag

atin

g m

ix. K

eep

moi

st.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Sal

ty-s

wee

t ta

ste.

Pu

rplis

h c

olou

red

ber

ries

can

be

eate

n.

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

R

Ph

oto:

Els

pet

h S

wan

Ph

oto:

DE

WN

R

Tetr

agon

ia im

ple

xico

ma

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:U

nkn

own

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Bow

er s

pin

ach

Form

& S

ize:

S

cram

blin

g p

rost

rate

sem

i sh

rub

wit

h p

rost

rate

bra

nch

es t

o 3

m o

r m

ore,

oft

en in

clin

ed t

o cl

imb

ove

r ot

her

veg

etat

ion

. Lea

ves

- su

ccu

len

t,

oblo

ng

to la

nce

sh

aped

to

5cm

. Fru

it -

glo

bu

lar,

succ

ule

nt.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: To

lera

nce

s - W

et, D

ry, S

alin

e, C

oast

al, S

had

e.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w fr

om c

utt

ings

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Leav

es a

nd

you

ng

stem

s ed

ible

, can

be

bla

nch

ed a

nd

use

d li

ke s

pin

ach

or

War

riga

l gre

ens.

41

Trig

loch

in p

roce

ra

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:N

erel

i

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Wat

er r

ibb

ons

Form

& S

ize:

W

ater

pla

nt

that

has

man

y d

ark

gree

n s

trap

-lik

e le

aves

wh

ich

floa

t on

th

e w

ater

su

rfac

e, u

p t

o 1m

lon

g. T

all s

talk

th

at b

ear

flow

ers.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: R

equ

ired

to

be

sub

mer

ged

in fr

eshw

ater

to

1.5

m d

eep

or

area

s su

bje

ct

to r

egu

lar

inu

nd

atio

n.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Gro

w b

y d

ivis

ion

in s

pri

ng.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Tub

ers

are

cris

p a

nd

sw

eet

and

wer

e co

oked

in g

rou

nd

ove

ns

and

eat

en.

Can

be

eate

n r

aw. F

ruit

may

hav

e b

een

eat

en.

Typ

ha

dom

inge

nsi

sS

E A

bor

igin

al N

ame:

Cu

mb

un

gi, P

oort

eech

, Man

angk

ari

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Cu

mb

un

gi, B

ulr

ush

Form

& S

ize:

R

eed

-lik

e p

lan

t w

hic

h c

an r

each

2m

. Bra

nch

lets

can

als

o gr

ow t

o 2

m

term

inat

ing

wit

h a

clu

ster

ed fl

ower

hea

d. L

eave

s -

thic

k, s

oft,

nar

row

to

app

roxi

mat

ely

1m. F

low

er h

ead

s u

p t

o 20

cm, b

righ

t b

row

n a

nd

vel

vety

fe

el.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: G

row

s on

th

e ed

ge o

f wet

lan

ds

and

per

man

ent

lake

s an

d s

wam

ps.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Pro

pag

ate

by r

oot

div

isio

n.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

New

sh

oots

an

d u

nd

ergr

oun

d s

tem

s (r

hiz

omes

) w

ere

eate

n. R

oots

wer

e co

oked

an

d r

oast

ed, t

hen

ch

ewed

. Som

etim

es t

he

root

s w

ere

twis

ted

, an

d w

ith

th

e lo

osen

ing

of t

he

fibre

s, a

qu

anti

ty o

f glu

ten

res

emb

ling

flou

r w

as s

hak

en o

ut

and

use

d fo

r m

akin

g d

ough

-lik

e m

ater

ial.

In o

ther

p

arts

of t

he

glob

e th

e le

aves

of o

ther

var

ieti

es o

f Typ

ha

wer

e u

sed

for

that

chin

g an

d w

eavi

ng.

Flo

wer

s w

ere

use

d a

s d

own

. Sp

lit fl

ower

sta

lks

wer

e al

so u

sed

for

wea

vin

g.

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lan

ts

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thor

rhoe

a au

stra

lis

SE

Ab

orig

inal

Nam

e:B

ukk

up

Com

mon

Nam

e:

Au

stra

l gra

ss-t

ree

Form

& S

ize:

La

rge

per

enn

ial h

erb

th

at d

evel

ops

a tr

un

k, u

p t

o 2

m, s

up

por

tin

g a

den

se c

row

n o

f gra

ss-l

ike

leav

es. F

low

er h

ead

s u

p t

o 15

0cm

on

lon

g st

ems

up

to

25

0cm

, wh

ite

to c

ream

in c

olou

r.

Soi

l Typ

e, P

osit

ion

, To

lera

nce

: W

ell d

rain

ed s

oil.

Fros

t to

lera

nt.

Fu

ll su

n o

r se

mi s

had

e.

Cu

ltiv

atio

n:

Ear

ly s

pri

ng

to a

utu

mn

cov

er s

eed

wit

h 4

mm

of s

oil o

r fin

e gr

avel

. Kee

p

moi

st in

an

op

en, s

un

ny p

osit

ion

.

Use

& H

arve

stin

g:

Sof

t b

ases

of t

he

you

ng

leav

es w

ere

chew

ed fo

r th

eir

swee

t, n

utt

y ta

ste.

You

ng

root

s w

ere

also

kn

own

to

be

succ

ule

nt.

Nec

tar

from

th

e ti

ny w

hit

e flo

wer

s w

as li

cked

an

d e

aten

. A s

wee

t d

rin

k co

uld

be

mad

e by

soa

kin

g th

e flo

wer

sta

lk in

wat

er. S

eed

s fr

om t

he

flow

er s

talk

can

b

e cr

ush

ed in

to fl

our.

Th

e so

ft w

ood

of t

he

flow

er s

pik

e w

as u

sed

as

the

bas

e fo

r a

fire

dri

ll. T

he

stal

k co

uld

be

use

d t

o m

ake

the

shaf

t fo

r a

ligh

t-w

eigh

t sp

ear.

Res

in fr

om t

he

tru

nk

was

mel

ted

to

mak

e a

stro

ng

adh

esiv

e fo

r b

ind

ing

mat

eria

ls t

oget

her

, e.g

. a s

har

p s

ton

e to

a s

pea

r sh

aft.

Res

in c

ould

als

o b

e u

sed

as

a w

ater

pro

ofin

g ag

ent.

It d

ries

ver

y h

ard

.

Com

mon

Nat

ive

Pla

nts

of

th

e C

ooro

ng

Reg

ion

: Id

enti

ficat

ion

, Pro

pag

atio

n,

His

tori

cal u

ses.

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Use

s of

Nat

ive

Pla

nts

in t

he

Sou

th E

ast

of S

outh

Au

stra

lia

by t

he

Ind

igen

ous

Peo

ple

b

efor

e 18

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Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Wh

at S

outh

Eas

t N

ativ

e P

lan

t Is

Th

at?

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Kn

owin

g G

row

ing

Eat

ing

Edib

le W

ild N

ativ

e P

lan

ts fo

r S

outh

ern

Au

stra

lia.

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Th

e R

ocks

: Le

s C

har

pen

tier

s.

Leon

ie O

’Mea

ra

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Wh

at S

eed

Is T

hat

? A

gu

ide

to t

he

iden

tific

atio

n,

colle

ctio

n, g

erm

inat

ion

an

d

esta

blis

hm

ent

of n

ativ

e p

lan

t sp

ecie

s fo

r ce

ntr

al s

outh

ern

A

ust

ralia

n la

nd

scap

es.

Nev

ille

Bon

ney

Nev

ille’

s b

ooks

can

be

pu

rch

ased

dir

ectl

y fr

om h

im b

y co

nta

ctin

g h

im v

ia e

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l: n

bon

ney

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net

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Th

ey c

an a

lso

be

pu

rch

ased

at:

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ksel

lers

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nt

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e d

etai

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rmat

ion

on

th

e p

lan

ts li

sted

in t

his

gu

ide

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d m

any

oth

ers)

, th

e fo

llow

ing

boo

ks a

re fa

nta

stic

res

ourc

es.

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IME

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e C

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of M

oun

t G

amb

ier

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ot t

ake

any

resp

onsi

bili

ty fo

r an

y ad

vers

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ects

from

th

e u

se o

f pla

nts

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tifie

d in

th

is

pu

blic

atio

n. T

he

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ion

pro

vid

ed is

just

a g

uid

e an

d is

sim

ply

sta

tin

g w

hic

h p

lan

ts o

f th

e re

gion

Ab

orig

inal

peo

ple

are

kn

own

to

hav

e ea

ten

or

use

d fo

r m

ater

ials

. Som

e p

eop

le h

ave

bee

n k

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n t

o h

ave

neg

ativ

e b

odily

rea

ctio

ns

wh

en e

atin

g p

lan

ts t

hat

th

ey a

re n

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sed

to.

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wit

h a

ny n

ew fo

od, c

auti

on is

ad

vise

d, e

spec

ially

wit

h r

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ds

to p

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tial

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rgic

rea

ctio

ns.

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nsu

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ou k

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ctly

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at it

is. D

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ot

eat

wet

lan

d p

lan

ts t

hat

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gro

win

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are

as t

hat

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um

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tan

ts e

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