Bower Spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma)

Bower Spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma)

Bower Spinach contains high levels of vitamin C and is an important plant food for Aboriginal people, with edible young shoots and leaves. It is native to Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania. Growing in coastal areas, it is a climbing plant with small yellow daisy-like flowers from August to February. Flowers form edible, sweet fruit, which are orange-red berries ripening to near black. The berries are also used as a dye for ceremonial purposes.

Soure: Indigenous plant use; A booklet on the medicinal, nutritional and technological use of indigenous plants; By Zena Cumpston; Clean Air and Urban Landscapes (CAUL) Hub in Melbourne 2020