Stock Library: Bush Tucker


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Group of several Gymea Lilies (Doryanthes excelsa) with man for scale Fam. Doryanth. Royal National Park, Sydney, NSW. Edible stems and roots.
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© Esther Beaton

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Gymea Lily (Doryanthes exelsa) closeup of massive flower head. A native lily of the Sydney region, NSW.
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Gungurru (Eucalyptus caesia subsp. magna), tree from wheatbelt area of Western Australia.
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Leatherwood blossoms (Euchryphia lucida), King River area, Tasmania. Makes a unique honey.
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Blossoms of Red-flowering Gum (Eucalyptus ficifolia) native to Western Australia, but widely planted.
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Waxlip Orchid (Glossodia major) Fam. Orchid. Southeastern Australia. Roots or tubers eaten by aborigines.
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Fern-leaf Grevillea with native bee, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Nectar-producing flower.
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Filaments of the compound flower, Beadle’s Grevillea (Grevillea beadleana), nectar visible. Threatened species.
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Honey Grevillea (Grevillea juncifolia), Simpson Desert, Queensland. Nectar is a popular sweet.
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Seeds of Saw-sedge (Gahnia sp) showing saw-like edges of leaves. Fam Cyperaceae. Seeds ground for flour by aborigines.
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Snowberries (Gaultheria hispida) Fam. Ericaceae. Near King River, Tasmania.
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Red fruit of wild-growing Rosella? (Hibiscus sp?) in campground at Mitchell Falls National Park, The Kimberley, Western Australia.
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Flowers of Tea Tree (Leptospermum ambigua). Late November. Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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Flowers of Tea Tree (Leptospermum ambigua). Late November. Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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Flowers of Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium). November. Mt William National Park, Tasmania.
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© Esther Beaton