Indigenous use of Plants

(CAUTION - many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly)

Acacia pycnanthaa / Golden Wattle #

Large shrub or small tree (3 to 10m), flowering Jul to Oct

Australia's Floral Emblem

Used by Aboriginals for food, containers, medicine and glue
acacia pycnanthaacacia_pycnantha yellow regionally significant smalltree largeshrub bird dampsclerophyllforest redgumwoodland plainsgrassland boxironbarkwoodland dryscerophyllforest australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller Acaciapycnantha BrimbankIndigSp food
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Acacia pycnantha / Golden Wattle #

Large shrub or small tree (3 to 10m), flowering Jul to Oct

Australia's Floral Emblem

Used by Aboriginals for food, containers, medicine and glue
acacia pycnanthaacacia_pycnantha yellow regionally significantsmalltree largeshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller MtRothwell Acaciapycnantha BrimbankIndigSp food
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Atriplex semibaccata / Berry Saltbush

Prostrate shrub (30cm x 2m), flowering most of the year but peaking Nov to Feb, follwoed by small red succulent fruit.
atriplex semibaccata saltmarsh groundcover primarydunescrub riparianscrub redgumwoodlandsmallshrub trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller ParamountGrasslandsSP food
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Atriplex semibaccata / Berry Saltbush

Prostrate shrub (30cm x 2m), flowering most of the year but peaking Nov to Feb, follwoed by small red succulent fruit.
atriplex semibaccata saltmarsh groundcover smallshrub trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller ParamountGrasslandsSP Forb food
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Atriplex semibaccata / Berry Saltbush

Prostrate shrub (30cm x 2m), flowering most of the year but peaking Nov to Feb, follwoed by small red succulent fruit.
atriplex semibaccata berries saltmarsh red groundcover australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller ParamountGrasslandsSP Forb food
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Banksia integrifolia / Coast Banksia

Flower 5 to 15cm Feb to Sep
banksia integrfiolia yellow bird australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Banksia integrifolia / Coast Banksia

Tall tree (10-20m x 5-10m), flowering Feb to Sep
banksia integrifolia treecoastalbanksiawoodland primarydunescrub smalltree mediumtree bird australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Carpobrotus rossii / Karkalla ?
carpobrotus rossii groundcover pink australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Carpobrotus -
*Introduced Carpobrotus edula

Flowers change from pale yellow to pink as they age - this plant often incorrectly sold as C.rossii and may be cross- breeding with C.rossii.
carpoburotus younger older flower cream yellow groundcover australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Coprosma quadrifida / Prickly Currant Bush
coprosma quadrifida red mediumshrub largeshrub cooltemperaterainforest wetsclerophyllforest dampsclerophyllforest riparianforest australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller food duduroaplants
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Dianella longifolia / Pale Flax-lily
dianella longifolia berry blue purple tufting plainsgrassland boxwoodland valleysclerophyllforest drysclerophyllforest grassyopenforest australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller StAlbansRailway florabank forb food
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Dianella longifolia / Pale Flax-lily
dianella longifolia berry blue purple tufting australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller florabank forb food
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Dianella longifolia / Pale Flax-lily
dianella longifolia blue purple tufting australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller StAlbansRailway florabank food
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Einadia nutans ssp. nutans / Nodding Saltbush
einadia nutans berry groundcover red trailing riparianscrub chenopodrockyopenscrub riparianwoodland primarydunescrub teatreeheath australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller florabank food
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Enchyleana tomentosa var. tomentosa / Ruby Saltbush #
enchyleana fruit orange regionally significant smallshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller ParamountGrasslandsSP food
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Enchyleana tomentosa var. tomentosa / Ruby Saltbush #
enchyleana fruit yellow smallshrub regionallysignificantyellow australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller ParamountGrasslandsSP food
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Pelargonium australe / Austral Stork's-bill
pelargonium australe herb pink australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller forb food
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Pelargonium australe / Austral Stork's Bill
pelargonium australe pink herb australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Pelargonium rodneyanum / Magenta Stork's Bill
pelargonium rodneyanum flower herb pink magenta australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller seedprod epaseed food
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Pelargonium rodneyanum / Magenta Stork's Bill
pink australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller seedprod epaseed food
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Rubus parvifolius / Native Raspberry / Small-leaf Bramble
rubus parvifolius mediumshrub thorns trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Rubus parvifolius / Native Raspberry / Small-leaf Bramble
rubus parvifolius mediumshrub thorns trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Rubus parvifolius (Right) Introduced Blackberry (Left)
rubus parvifolius mediumshrub thorns trailing blackberry australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Sambucus gaudichaudiana / White Elderberry
sambucus gaudichaudiana flower cream mediumshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Sambucus gaudichaudiana / White Elderberry
sambucus gaudichaudiana flower cream white mediumshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Sambucus gaudichaudiana / White Elderberry
sambucus gaudichaudiana mediumshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Sambucus gaudichaudiana / White Elderberry
sambucus gaudichaudiana flower cream mediumshrub australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Tetragonia implexicoma / Bower Spinach
tetragonia implexicoma leaves trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Tetragonia implexicoma / Bower Spinach
Prostrate groundcover (.5h x 2m)
tetragonia implexicoma trailing australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food
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Themeda triandra / Kangaroo Grass
themeda triandra seed grass australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller StAlbansRailway Derrimut Grasslands Eco Living Centre food duduroaplants
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Themeda triandra / Kangaroo Grass
themeda triandra seed head grass australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller food duduroaplants
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Themeda triandra / Kangaroo Grass
themeda triandra grass australian indigenous basalt victoria colleen miller colleen miller Derrimut Grasslands food duduroaplants
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