BARNDENYIRRINY PLANTS

Garelng

Bush Melon

  • The bush melon fruits September through October
  • The Bush melon is harvested when it is yellow

Gerdewoon

Adansonia gregorii

  • The Boab tree is a large tree that grows in most parts of Miriwoong country
  • It has smooth bark with light green leaves
  • When the tree flowers, it indicates that it is the end of the hot and start of the build-up season

Jardang

Triodia sp.

  • The Spinifex grass is found in the foothill country and is a good habitat for many reptiles
  • The grass is an important plant for making resin and was harvested at the end of the hot season before the first rain

Joogoorroong

Capparis umbonata

  • The Bush orange is a large tree that can grow up to five meters in height
  • It produces a large round fruit that is an important food source for the Miriwoong People
  • The tree grows mainly in the red soil country and fruits during Jun-Jul of the hot season

Woolegalegang

Melaleuca argentea

  • The Silver leaf paperbark tree is found in sandy country
  • Woolegalegang has a paper-like bark with silvery leaves
  • When the Silver leaf paperbark flowers bloom it indicates the beginning of the thunderstorms at the end of the dry season
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BARNDENYIRRINY animals
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