I Walked To Arkaroo Rock And I Saw... A low grey/green bush with spikey leaves, the Astroloma Humifusum or Bush Cranberry. It produces a striking red flower. The star burst on the flower tip is the source of its name , astro-loma. Astro, of course, from star. It also produces a delicious fruit. The seed inside is hard as a ball-bearing so watch the teeth. The soft flesh around the seed is sweet with a mild, fresh peppery after-taste a bit like watercress. (A friendly WARNING though, be very careful eating any native fruit or plants. There are several tasty looking fruits here that are toxic. Some possibly fatal.)
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:30:00 +0000
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