Note that this page refers to foraging, not hunting or fishing.
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Native cherry): Tasmanian bush nibble
Oysters are rife on the estuary tidal flats, partly due to the oyster farms (See map for marine lease locations). The water is clean enough to safely eat these in small quantities.
These can be dug out of the mud at low tide. The tiny shellfish are tasty, boiled and cleaned, in a pasta dish or on pizza.
This is not a food as such, although the young shoots could be boiled and eaten in preference to starving. It is, however, an excellent treatment for Jack-Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) and other ant bites. Break open the sappy stem at the roots and smear the sap on the bite. It very quickly stops the pain of the bite. I would not rely on this as a treatment for anaphylaxis allergic people can suffer after a bit. Those prone to an allergic reaction are advised to keep an EpiPen handy when gardening etc.
Bracken Fern
Jack-Jumper Ant
This succulent ground creeper grows in the sand dunes, and in some gardens. It has a purple/pink fruit which is edible (salty and sweet), you just have to suck out the small seed pulp of the fruit. The pulpy green leaves can also be eaten in salads.
Apply ‘pig face juice’ to sandfly bites and make a poultice of crushed leaves to help ease pain from burns, including sunburn.
