Burrawangs (Macrozamia communis) are prolific around Potato Point. Their ferny leaves look particularly spectacular against the trunks of spotted gums. The Cadigal people made the pulp of the seeds into cakes roasted over hot embers, but only after pounding and soaking them in water for a week, changing the water daily, to remove the poison.
The seeds are a rich red: they may be waiting for a photo-shoot when I return from Warsaw.
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A nice gallery Meg – I hope the red seeds are waiting when you return. How long are you out in Poland for?
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In Poland for six weeks. First stop, a flu injection!
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Although I get offered a flu jab every year, I never have one. I like to think my own immune system will cope better and I hear so many people get ill after one I wonder why they bother.
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Burrawangs! What a great name 🙂 They look spikey?
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A bit spikey, but you can still poke around without injury.
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Are they related to pineapples Meg?
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I don’t think so, although they look as if they might be. They belong to the cycad family.
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