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The murnong or yam daisy is any of the plants Microseris walteri, Microseris lanceolata and Microseris scapigera, which are an important food source for many Aboriginal peoples in southern parts of Australia. Murnong is a Woiwurrung word for the plant, used by the Wurundjeri people and possibly other clans of the Kulin nation.
Microseris walteri is an Australian perennial herb with yellow flowers and edible tuberous roots, and one of three plants known as murnong or yam daisy along with Microseris scapigera and Microseris lanceolata. [3] [2] The plant is found in southern parts of Australia, including Victoria, NSW, ACT, SA, WA and Tasmania. In Victoria, the plant is ...
Microseris lanceolata is an Australian alpine herb with yellow flowers and one of three plants known as murnong or yam daisy along with Microseris scapigera and Microseris walteri. [2] The plant is found in southern parts of Australia, including Victoria, NSW and ACT. [3]
Microseris scapigera is a yellow-flowered daisy, a perennial herb, found in New Zealand and Australia. [2] [3] It is the only New Zealand species of Microseris, and one of three Australian species along with Microseris lanceolata and Microseris walteri. It is classified in a group of plants, the tribe Cichorieae, that includes chicory and ...
murnong or yam daisy New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia References External links. Media related to Microseris at ...
Yam Daisy, Murnong: Root/tuber/bulb Vegetable The tubers can be consumed in both a raw or roasted state. [12] Phragmites australis: Common Reed Root/tuber/bulb Vegetable [12] Xanthorrhoea australis: Grass Tree Root/tuber/bulb Vegetable The young roots are edible [12] Typha domingensis: Bulrush Root/tuber/bulb Vegetable [12] Typha orientalis ...
Murnong (or yam daisy) was a favourite food. Others were the black wattle gum, the pith of tree ferns, native cherries, kangaroo apples and various fungi. Murnong grew all year was best eaten in spring. Tubers were collected in vast amounts in string bags.
Myrniong was named for the murrnong plant, the local indigenous word for yam daisy, a popular food source. European settlement began in around 1850 with local farmers producing wheat for hungry gold miners at nearby Blackwood. Later production concentrated on beef and dairy.