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Plant DescriptionBotanical name: Austromyrtus dulcisAboriginal Name: Midyim This is a small rambling shrub with pointed leaves to 25 mm long, and which usually grows in sandy soil. Small white flowers are followed by round, blue-grey spotted fruits to 10 mm which ripen in autumn. UsageThe midyim fruits were gathered and eaten fresh by aborigines. They have a pleasant, slightly aromatic taste. Bushfood fans still relish the fruit today.
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