Myrtaceae FAMILY

Kunzea pomifera

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kunzea pomifera is a prostrate to occasionally semi-upright, evergreen, woody, creeping shrub forming a carpet of growth 20cm or more wide[ 681 Title Australian Native Food Industry Limited Publication Author Website http://www.anfil.org.au/index.php/flavour-of-the-month/ Publisher Year ISBN Description Information on a small number of Australian plants believed to have the potential for commercial growth. ] The plant is an important food for the native Aborigine groups who harvest it from the wild in bulk for local use and also for trade with other groups[ 193 Title Wild Food Plants of Australia. Publication Author Low. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson. Year 1989 ISBN 0-207-14383-8 Description Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast ]. It has become a popular bush food and is now cultivated, both as a food crop and as an ornamental, food-producing ground cover plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - southeast South Australia and western Victoria

HabitatDry sandy desert areas and also by the coast[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ]. Coastal dunes[ 193 Title Wild Food Plants of Australia. Publication Author Low. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson. Year 1989 ISBN 0-207-14383-8 Description Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast ].