Bush Discovery Box – Native Gumnuts, Pods & Seeds

Description

This educational pack is a discovery box of bush delights from Central Australia.  We fill a box (22cm x 16cm x 8cm) with a seasonal selection of gumnuts, seeds and pods.  Each item is in a labelled clear packet, so you know what they are.  A reference sheet is included to help you identify the items.

Here are some of the varieties which could be in your box.

These pods have been wild harvested in the bush around Central Australia by Aboriginal families. We always leave enough behind to feed the wildlife and maintain the landscape. 

This list is subject to seasonal availability, so sometimes there will be extras not listed here and sometimes an item will be missing.

Fruit / Seed Pods

1. Corymbia Opaca – central desert bloodwood
2. Corymbia Terminalis – large desert bloodwood
3. Corymbia Calophylla – Marri Redgum (snugglepot & cuddlepie)
4. Eucalyptus Phoenicea – Deep Ridge Scarlet Gum
5. Eucalyptus Marginata – Jarrah
6. Eucalyptus Youngiana -Large Fruited Mallee
7. Eucalyptus Erythrocorys – Helmet nut/red capped gum
8. Eucalyptus Megacornuta – Warty Yates pods
9. Eucalyptus Sessilis – Finke River mallee
10. Lagerstroemia – Crepe Myrtle
11. Allocasuarina decaisneana – Desert Sheoak/Casuarina
12. Brachychiton Gregorii – Central Desert Kurrajong
13. Grevillea Robusta – Silky Oak

Emu Feathers

Nuts & seeds

1. Elaeocarpus angustifolius – Blue Quandong
2. AUST NATIVE SANDALWOOD – Sandalum Spicatum
3. RED QUANDONG NT – Santalum acuminatum
4. BUNYA NUTS (QLD) – Araucaria bidwillii
5. Stylobasium Spathulatum – Nyintu (Luritja) – pebble bush
6. Erythrina Verspertilio – Bats Wing Coral -Ininti (Arrernte) –

Operculum / Pixie Hats – 

1. Eucalyptus Torquata -Coral Gum
2. Eucalyptus Sargentii -Salt River Gum
3. Eucalyptus megacornuta – Warty Yates operculum
4. Eucalyptus Sessilis – Finke River Mallee operculum
5. Eucalyptus Erythrycorys – Helmet nut/red capped gum
6. Eucalyptus Gomphocephala – Tuart Gum Caps
7. Eucalyptus Platypus, also known as moort or maalok, witches fingers

and more!