Bush Tucker Garden
Edible bush plants have been an integral part of the indigenous Australian diet for centuries.
There are more than 5,000 different bush food species in Australia but only 20 of these plants have become part of the current world’s diet.
UQ’s Bush Tucker Garden provides visitors with an opportunity to explore bush foods by experiencing them within the south-east Queensland ecosystem natural to these plants.
Native species that you'll find within UQ's Bush Tucker Garden include:
| Native Ginger Alpinia caerulea Midyim Berry Austromyrtus dulcis Narrow Leaf Myrtle Austromyrtus tenuifolia Lemon Myrtle Backhousia citriodora Pigface Carpobrotus glaucescens Gympie Lime Citrus australis Slender Palm Lily Cordyline stricta Emu Foot Grass Cullen tenax NSW Davidson's Plum Davidsonia jerseyana QLD Davidson's Plum Davidsonia pruriens Small Leaved Tamarind Diploglottis campbellii Millaa Millaa Elaeagnus triflora Ruby Saltbush Enchylaena tomentosa Winter Apple Eremophila debilis | Pink-Fruited Lime Berry Glycosmis trifoliata |
Join Aboriginal scholar, Alex Bond, as he takes us on a virtual tour of UQ's Bush Tucker Garden at St Lucia campus.