Australian native plant foods have been enjoyed by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Fruit from many varieties of Lilly-pilly can be eaten raw from the tree. The Honey Grevillea of Central Australia is prized for the honey either sucked directly from the flower or extracted by steeping the bloom in water. The small, bright red fruits from the Quandong tree can be eaten raw or dried. The seeds from the Dogwood, an Acacia species of Central Australia, are roasted or mashed with water. The Murnong, a now scarce small root vegetable resembling a dandelion, was once a staple food of Indigenous peoples of south-eastern Australia. 2002 is the Year of the Outback.
Stamp and cover design: Janet Boschen, Australia Post Design Studio
Stamp photographs: Janet Boschen (lilly-pilly); Leo Meier/Australia Picture Library, Greg Harold/Auscape (grevillea); Sorrel Wilby/Auscape, Graham Robertson/Auscape, Janet Boschen (quandong); Arthur Weston (acacia); Janet Boschen, Michael Laurie (murnong); coolamons and woven baskets are courtesy of Museum Victoria; grevillea coolamon by Topsy Tjulyata; lilly-pilly basket by Joyce Moate
Cover photographs: S. Wilby & C. Ciantar/Auscape (quandong); Janet Boschen (acacia); Museum Victoria (woven basket and coolamon) Illustration of bush banana by Clive Atkinson; coolamon by Topsy Tjulyata
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