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BUSH TUCKER FOOD FOREST:
PLANT INFO

Welcome to our Bush Tucker Food Forest Plant Information Guide!

Explore the rich tapestry of Australian native edible plants in our Bush Tucker Food Forest with our Plant Information Guides. This collection of plant profiles offers an insight into the diverse array of natives that graces our fields. Each entry is packed with useful information, including basic plant info, traditional uses and interesting stories related to the plant, as well as recipes, where appropriate.

Let our Plant Information Guides be your trusted companion on your journey to discover the wonders of nature right here on our farm.

Aniseed myrtle

Syzygium anisatum

Apple Berry

Billardiera scandens

Atherton Raspberry

Rubus probus

Bat’s Wing Coral Tree

Erythrina vespertilio

Black Apple

Pouteria australis

Black Plum

Diospyros australis

Blue Flax Lilly

Dianella caerulea

Blue Lilly Pilly

Syzygium oleosum

Blue Quandong

Elaeocarpus grandis (however some dispute this taxon, placing the tree as Elaeocarpus angustifolius).

Blue tongue

Melastoma affine (recently reclassified, in Queensland, as Melastoma malabathricum)

Bolwarra

Eupomatia laurina

Brush Pepperbush

Tasmannia insipida

Bunya pine

Araucaria bidwillii

Burdekin Plum

Pleiogynium timoriense

Bush Mint

Mentha satureioides

Cinnamon myrtle

Backhousia myrtifolia

Cluster fig

Ficus racemosa

Cocky Apple

Planchonia careya

Cottonwood

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Creek Lilly Pilly

Syzygium australe

Currant Bush

Carissa spinarum (also named Carissa Ovata)

Davidson plumb

Davidsonia pruriens

Dogs Balls

Grewia latifolia

Emu Foot Grass

Cullen tenax

Fairhill gold

Xanthostemon chrysanthus

False Sarspirella

Hardenbergia violacea

Finger lime

Citrus australasica (previously, microcitrus australasica)

Fraser island apple

Acronychia imperforate

Ground Berry

Acrotriche aggregata

Gumbi Gumbi

Pittosporum angustifolium

Honey myrtle

Melaleuca thymifolia

Illawara Plum

Podocarpus elatus

Jelly Bush

Leptospermum polygalifolium

Lemon Aspen

Acronychia acidula

Lemon scented tea tree

Leptospermum petersonii

Lemon-scented myrtle

Backhousia citriodora

Lime Berry

Micromelum minutum

Little Kurrajong

Brachychiton bidwillii

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia/ Macadamia tetraphylla hybrid

Maiden’s Blush

Euroschinus falcatus

Midyim berry

Austromyrtus dulcis

Millaa Millaa

Elaeagnus triflora

Native Basil

Coleus torrenticola, also known as Plectranthus torrenticola

Native Caper

Capparis lucida

Native Coleus

Plectranthus graveolens

Native Frangipani

Hymenosporum flavum

Native Gardenia

Atractocarpus fitzalanii

Native Leek

Bulbine bulbosa

Native Rosella

Abelmoschus moschatus

Native Tamarind

Mischarytera lautereriana

Native mulberry

Pipturus argenteus

Native pomegranate

Capparis arborea

Old man salt bush

Atriplex nummularia

Peanut tree

Sterculia quadrifida

Pigface

Carpobrotus glaucescens

Pink Lime Berry

Glycosmis trifoliata

PowderPuff Lilly Pilly

Syzygium wilsonii

Red-back Ginger

Alpinia caerulea

Riberry

Syzygium luehmannii

River Oak

Casuarina cunninghamiana, but renamed as Allocasuarina cunninghamiana.

Rose Myrtle

Archirhodomyrtus beckleri

Rosella

Hibiscus heterophylus

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