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Published: 10 Feb 2025
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DownloadThis booklet focuses on the grains harvested from grasslands (grasses, herbs and succulents). However, seeds from many shrubs and trees, particularly the acacias, were also ground into flour and eaten in a similar way.
The information in this booklet is a guide only as batches of native seed vary greatly. The information presented here is based on seed from naturally growing but healthy plants.
Several grassland species known to have been key food sources for Indigenous people are omitted, including native rice and native woolybutt, and close relatives of the species described here. See Pattison et al. (2023).
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