Stock Library: Bush Tucker


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Seed pods of Forest Wattle (Acacia frigescens) showing pink arils, fallen on a mossy log. Central Highlands. Victoria.
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Seed pods of Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata) hanging in tree. Ben Cairn Rd, Central Highlands, Victoria.
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Glory Wattle (Acacia spectabilis) whole tree. Near Forbes, NSW. Edible flowers.
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Gum oozing from rough bark of Flax Wattle (Acacia linifolia).
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Gundabluey Wattle (Acacia victoriae) collected seed pods. Important in Bush Tucker industry for ‘wattleseed’.
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Gundabluey Wattle (Acacia victoriae) Seed pods and cleaned seeds. Important in Bush Tucker industry for ‘wattleseed’. Central Australia
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Red lerp scale (Austrotachardia acacia) infests Witchetty Bush (Acacia kempeana); produces honeydew eaten by aborigines.
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Masses of fallen seed pods of Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata). Central Highlands, Victoria.
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Mimosa Bush (Acacia farnesiana), pest in Queensland where it can choke paddocks & is low grade fodder. Expensive perfume ingredient in France.
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Sydney Golden Wattle (Acacia longifolia), sandy coastal woodlands of NSW, Qld, Vic, Tas, SA.
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Wattle flowers: Mt Morgan Wattle or Queensland Silver Wattle (Acacia podalyriifolia). Edible flowers.
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Illawarra Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolium) from NSW to North Qld. Fam. Stercul.
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Climbing Apple-Berry (Billardia scandens) Fam. Pittosp. Southeastern Australia.
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Bulbine Lily (Bulbinopsis bulbosa) Fam. Lilia. Southeastern Australia. Bulbs eaten by aborigines.
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Seed cones of Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) Southeastern Australia.
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© Esther Beaton