| bushtucker |  DescriptionBotanical name: Blechnum indicumThis fern has fronds to 1m length. It grows in swampy areas in many Queensland districts. While known as Bungwall by aborigines in Moreton Bay, further north it is called Dugal. UsesThe tuberous root was soaked, roasted, and ground on grinding stones to make flour, and then cooked to make "johnny cake"Source: Plants - Bush Tucker Medicinal and Other Uses of Minjerribah - Iselin & Shipway
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