Stock Library: Bush Tucker


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Narrow-leaf Cumbungi (Typha domingensis), male flowers above, female flowers below. Reeds or bulrushes. Southeastern Australia,
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Stinging Nettle (Urtica urens), introduced, southeastern Australia. Edible leaves are very nutritious after cooking.
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Stinging Nettle (Urtica urens), introduced, southeastern Australia. Edible leaves are very nutritious after cooking.
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Tufted Bluebell (Wahlenbergia communis). South Cemetery, Gundagai, NSW. Flowers eaten by aborigines.
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Woody Pears (Xylomelum angustifolium), display of cones in vase. Orange background. From Western Australia. Edible seeds inside cones.
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Woody Pears (Xylomelum angustifolium), display of cones in vase. Orange background. From Western Australia. Edible seeds inside cones.
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Flowering stalk of a Grass Tree (Xanthorrhea australis) with an unusual twist. Mt William National Park, Tasmania,
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Variety of edible wattle seeds (with labels) collected by aborigines around southern regions of Northern Territory.
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Variety of edible wattle seeds collected by aborigines around southern regions of Northern Territory.
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Seeds of Dogwood (Acacia coriacea) soaking in water to make a nutritious drink.
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Seeds of Dogwood (Acacia coriacea) soaking in water to make a nutritious drink.
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Gundabluey or Prickly Wattle (Acacia victoriae), seeds in pods, and hulled. Northern Territory,
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Gundabluey or Prickly Wattle (Acacia victoriae), seeds in pods. Northern Territory,
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Seeds of Gundabluey (Acacia victoriae), roasted and ground, ready for sale as Wattleseed.
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Chef preparing wattleseed damper in kitchen of Kuniya Restaurant, Ayers Rock Resort, Northern Territory, Australia.
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