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Australian herbs and spices were used by Aboriginal peoples to flavour food in ground ovens. [1] The term "spice" is applied generally to the non-leafy range of strongly flavoured dried Australian bushfoods. They mainly consist of aromatic fruits and seed products, although
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. [1] These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and woody fruiting "cones" and heads.
Australian Plants on Postage Stamps by Australian National Botanic Gardens; Australian Stamp Bulletin No. 280 June - August 2005; Australian Stamp Bulletin No. 282 January - February 2006; Australian Stamp Bulletin No. 286 January - March 2007
The Australian bush " The bush " is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia , New Zealand and South Africa , where it is largely synonymous with hinterlands or backwoods . The fauna and flora contained within the bush is typically native to the region, although exotic species may also be present.
The South Australian Policy adopted Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) as the Floral Emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961. [ 6 ] The Tasmanian Government proclaimed Eucalyptus globulus as their State floral emblem on 5 December 1962, [ 7 ] however it is rarely seen as an official or popular emblem. [ 8 ]
Foliage. Terminalia ferdinandiana, most commonly known as the Kakadu plum and also called the gubinge, billygoat plum, green plum, salty plum, murunga, mador and other names, is a flowering plant in the family Combretaceae, native to Australia, widespread throughout the tropical woodlands from north-western Australia to eastern Arnhem Land.
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Lambertia formosa, commonly known as mountain devil, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae, endemic to New South Wales, Australia.First described in 1798 by English botanist James Edward Smith, it is the type species of the small genus Lambertia.