Edible wild foods in South East Queensland

Fringed Lily Thysanotus tuberosus
acronychia	2
Finger Lime Microcitrus australasica	4
Native Lime Microcitrus australasica	6
Orange Thorn Citriobatus pauciflorus	8
Bunya Pine Araucaria Bidwillii	10
Walking-stick Palm	12
Native Tamarind	14
Native Pepper	16
Sandpaper Fig	18
Blue Quondong	20
Acrotriche aggregata

• Fringed Lily
  Tuberous roots can be eaten.
• Native Lime
  Like a small orange in shape but green and up to 6cm in diameter (Microcitrus australis) Quite edible. Thorny branches and only found in dry rainforest. Leaves alternate.
• Orange Thorn
  A small prickly shrub that is usually very common in all rainforests. Fruit a small orange berry up to 1 cm across. Leaves very small and alternate. (Citriobatus pauciflorus) Not much of a taste and there is very little flesh in it but it is sweet.
• Bunya Pine
  I tried roasting some nuts in the oven and yes they were edible if you like floury food. Tastes like a sweet potato but starchier and nuttier. (Araucaria Bidwillii)
• Walking-stick Palm
  Nice red berries - lived on by the survivors of the Stinson air crash. Sweet but not much to them.
• Davidson�s Plum
  A good jam fruit. A tart plum flavour that is sure to make you squint.
• Native Tamarind
  The fleshy orange aril makes great lemonade. Under a tamarind tree in January, large amounts of the fruit can be collected. Very tangy.
• Brush Pepperbush
  The purple fruit is sweet and floury. The seeds are hot and peppery � hence the name. These would be a good substitute for pepper.
• Sandpaper fig
  When ripe, these are lovely figs to eat - just as good as commercial figs. They need to be eaten when the fruit turns purple and not any later. Also beware of the external hairs.
• Blue Quandong
  A very tangy thin flesh surrounding the kernel. Like a tangy apricot.
• Native Guava
  never tried it
• Black Apple
• Bolwarra Eupomatia Laurina
  A small amount of flesh in the fruit although I have never had a nice tasting ripe one.
• native mulberry
• native raspberry
  
• native grape
• brush cherry
• blue lilly pilly
• riberry