Bush Tucker for Canberra
Availability is seasonal. Range is widest in the warmer months.
(**These ones need protection from heavy frosts - try them in a sheltered spot or pot!)
Herbs & Spices

MOUNTAIN PEPPER (Tasmannia): leaves and berries

NATIVE LEMONGRASS (Cymbapogon): leaves

RIVER MINT (Mentha australis): aromatic leaves

SEA CELERY (Apium annuum): leaves

**WARRIGAL GREENS / NATIVE SPINACH: fleshy leaves
Shrubs & Trees

**BLUEBERRY ASH (Elaeocarpus reticulatus): berries

BANKSIA, GREVILLEA, BOTTLEBRUSH: flower nectar

FINGER LIMES, NATIVE CITRUS: fruits

GEEBUNGS (Persoonia species): fruits

KANGAROO APPLE (Solanum linearifolium): very ripe fruits

KURRAJONG (Brachychiton populneus): seed, roots

** LEMON MYRTLE (Backhousia citriodora): lemony leaves

MIDYIM BERRY (Austromyrtus dulcis): berries

**NATIVE TAMARIND (Diplogottis species): fruit pulp

WHITE CORREA (Correa alba): leaves used as a tea
Strappy Plants

DIANELLA: berries

GRASS TREES (Xanthorrhoea): nectar, roots, leaf bases

LOMANDRA (some species): leaf bases, flowers
Groundcovers & Climbers

BLUEBELL CREEPER (Sollya heterophylla): fruit

MUNTRIES (Kunzea pomifera): fruit

NATIVE VIOLET (Viola hederacea): flowers

NATIVE PIGFACE (Carpobrotus): fruit, fleshy leaves

OLD MAN’S BEARD (Clematis aristata): edible roots