Fact sheet: Native grain species
Trees, shrubs, grasses and even small herbs produce seed. Seeds are designed to have carbohydrate, protein and enzymes for young plants and are excellent food...
Published: 12 Dec 2014
Author(s): RIRDC
ISBN: 978-1-74254-736-7
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Mountain pepper is also commonly referred to as native pepper, Tasmanian pepper, pepperberry and pepperleaf. Both berries and leaves have a hot, spicy and aromatic flavour.
It is typically found in higher rainfall regions of south-east Australia and the majority of production is currently derived from wild-harvested stands on previously cleared land in Victoria and Tasmania. However, there are some small plantations.