Dicksonia herbertii

W. Hill

Bristly tree fern

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Trunk starch

Starch extracted from the trunk is processed and then baked before eating.

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in high altitude rainforest.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

A tree fern. It has a slender trunk and grows 3 m tall. The trunk has dark bristly hairs. The fronds are finely divided and pale green.

The trunk starch has been traditionally processed as food.

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

References (1)

Pearson, S. & A., 1992, Rainforest Plants of Eastern Australia. Kangaroo Press p 86