native Australian plants Archives

June 3, 2020

Experience a multi-layered concerto of native flavors that gushes out of this soft, crumbly, rich wattle seeds loaf. It is only lightly sweet when...

February 12, 2020

Bellendena montana (Mountain Rocket) is the only species of this ancient genus (over 85M years old!). It is considered a “paleoendemic” species...

January 31, 2019

I have been meaning to write up a post about native pigface for a long time. Most Australians will be familiar with this plant because it is...

January 11, 2018

Tasmanian Summer is in full swing and that means abundance of Summer berries. Who would not love to nibble on a little bush snack? There is a...

May 4, 2017

I have captured these beautiful lilac flowers during my morning run on Bruny Island. They belong to Westringia brevifolia (var. raleighii). This...

January 12, 2017

Because Herbae Thylacini is based in Australia, I wanted to dedicate the second mini-review of our De Materia Medica Thylacini medicinal plants...

November 17, 2016

I bet you had heard about both – a kangaroo and an apple. But what about a Kangaroo apple? This is a common name for a native Australian...

October 26, 2016

Oh, Melaleucae, I cannot tell how much admiration I hold for you! This is Melaleuca pallida, who I came across on Bruny Island the other day...

September 29, 2016

So much to be said about this native Australian plant – Xantorrhoea australis (Xanthorrhoeaceae). I took a photograph of her on Bruny Island...

August 10, 2016

Richea dracophylla … the name and the image of this plant always awaken respect in me. One look at the plant and one must feel the magic...