OUR PLANTS
Our wildflowers can be found in landscapes all across Australia. For thousands of years, they've served to support the natural ecosystem of our lands, and have been used by local Indigenous groups as food, medicine and more.
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Traditionally, the Kaila plant's seeds were extracted and used for baking. The Kaila plant is found along the coastal areas in Raukkan.
Common name: Acacia
Botanical name: Leucophylla
Kaila
The Winggi Kuranthantha is one of the few native plants to the Coorong region that were used in smoking ceremonies. The ceremony involves the burning of native plants to produce smoke to cleanse the mind and body, acknowledge ancestors and pay respect to mother earth.
Common name: Coastal Daisy
Botanical name: Olearia Axillairis
Winggi Kuranthantha
The Ngarrindjerri people use the Kildjeri as a source of textiles. The leaves from the plant are ultitised for weaving, etchings, nets, baskets, and other materials.
Common name: Yakka Bush
Botanical name: Xanthorrhoea Caespitosa
Kildjeri
The stems or tips of the plant are full of water. They were traditionally used to while travelling long distances, chewing on the stems and tips for hydration.
Common name: Sheoak
Botanical name: Allocasuarina Verticillata
Kolgi
The Muwanthi was used as an identification marker for many locations in the Coorong region, for example the Mowantjie Willauwar Conservation Park. It’s thought that because the timber does not rot it was also used for building and hard tools/weapons.
Common name: Native pine tree
Botanical name: Callitris Grasscillis
Muwanthi
The Yipti is commonly found in surrounding lakes and was used as a food source for the Ngarrindjeri people. While the whole Yipti was not edible, a stringy like substance similar to cabbage was removed from the centre of the stem and eaten.
Common name: Reeds
Botanical name: Phragmites Australis
Yipiti
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When in full flower the Lakari is picked and boiled down. The remaining liquid from this process is used as medicine for sore throats and common colds.
Common name: Banksia
Botanical name: Banksia
Lakari
While the Cushion Bush is native to the Coorong region it was never given a specific Ngarrindjeri name until recently. Because of its marshmallow like resemblance it was given the name Lowi which means native marshmallow and Kulpuri means plant.
Common name: Cushion Bush
Botanical name: Leucophytaa Brownii
Lowi Kulpuri
The Ngapuri was strategically burned at particular times throughout the year to encourage fresh growth. The Ngarrindjeri people used this as a way of bringing new life to the area in the form of fresh shoots and saplings, which in turn attracted wildlife to the Coorong region for hunting.
Common name: Grass
Botanical name: Ptilotus Spathulatus
Ngapuri
Used similarly to the Lakari, the Ngalayi was boiled down when in full flower and used as a medicine for sore throats and common colds.
Common name: Yakka Flower
Botanical name: Xanthorrhoea Caespitosa