Stock Library: Bush Tucker


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Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestre) from Queensland. Fam. Sterculaceae. Looking up trunk.
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Sydney Boronia (Boronia ledifolia) has pungent leaves which can be used in place of Rosemary.
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Scarlet Banksia (Banksia coccinea), close up of compound flower head. From Western Australia.
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Heath Banksia (Banksia ericifolia) along northern start of Coast Track, Royal National Park, NSW.
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Close up of flowers of Heath Banksia (Banksia ericifolia), Curracurrang, Royal National Park, NSW.
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Flower and buds of Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa), Nanangroe Rd, near Gundagai, NSW. Bulbs eaten by aborigines.
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Clustered Orange Thorn (Citriobatus pauciflorus), rainforests of NSW, Qld. Fam. Pittosp. Has edible fruit; not related to citrus.
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Prickly Currant Bush (Coprosma quadrifida). Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria. Edible berries.
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A red bottlebrush (Callistemon acuminatus), close up of flowers with bee. Coastal NSW.
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Shoot sprouting from coconut fruit at base of a mature coconut tree (Cocus nucifera) in a garden. The Kimberley, Western Australia.
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Green Birdflower (Crotalaria cunninghamii). Simpson Desert, Queensland. Medicinal use by aborigines. Seeds said to be edible.
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Parakeelya (Calandrinia balonensis), a native succulent edible plant growing on dunes. Simpson Desert, Queensland. Seeds also edible.
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Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa), Fam. Doryath. Sydney region. Close up of nectar.
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Hyacinth Orchid (Dipodium punctatum) near Marysville, Victoria. Tubers eaten by aborigines.
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Fruit of Tasman Flax Lily (Dianella tasmanica). Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria.
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