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