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Noongar Season - Djeran (April)

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Aboriginal NRM

Becoming cooler with winds from the south-west

Traditionally, foods at this time of year included the seeds that had been collected and stored for treatment from the Zamia last season along with the root bulbs of the Yanget (Bullrushes).

It is a time of red flowers especially from the Red Flowering Gum (Corimbia ficifolia), as well as the smaller and more petite flowers of the Summer Flame (Beaufortia aestiva).

Banksias start to display their flowers, ensuring that there are nectar food sources for the many small mammals and birds that rely upon them.*

Resources

2017 Noongar Bush Tucker Calendar (Wheatbelt NRM)

Image: Warrany / Yam / Dioscorea hastifolia