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Native Plants, and animals of Whitespire
Topic Started: Aug 5 2014, 07:43 AM (42 Views)
Keegan

Hello everyone I am doing some reasearch on plants and animels that would be native to the land. I was asked to look into a few places to find some. Denmark and other countries on the Southern Baltic Sea, northern Poland, Lithuania, and the northeast part of Germany.

First off Denmark:

Plants: Marri, Redgum
Corymbia callophylla
Marri
Large tree to 40m high with distinctive rough bark and large gumnuts1. White or pink flowers occur December-May1.
The red, gum like sap is medicinal and is used to treat stomach upsets.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants2.jpg

Guinea flower
Hibbertia spp
Ballyion
Tall shrub to 2m on the west bank of the Denmark River. Distinctive yellow flowers.
The leaves were crushed into a pulp and used as an antiseptic for open wounds, laid on paperbark and tied with a vine or reed.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants3.jpg

Bull Banksia
Banksia grandis
Mangij (Mineng)
Mungytch (Pibulmun for flower of Banksia)
Tree or shrub 1.5 to 10m high with large yellow flower cones September-January, and distinctive leaves with triangular lobes like teeth1,2.
The flowers are a source of nectar, which can be used to make a sweet drink2. The cones were used as a coal and wrapped in paperbark to carry fire from one camp to the next2,3.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants4.jpg

She-Oak
Allocasuarina fraseriana1
Kulli, Gulli (Pibulmun)
Common, medium sized tree to 10m along the banks of the Denmark River. Flowers, brown, May-October1
Women give birth beneath the tree because of the soft pine needles. Pine needles were also used for bedding in humpy/shelter (known as mia mia), and covered with buka (kangaroo skin cloak) to make a comfortable bed.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants5.jpg

Peppermint
Agonis flexuosa
Wannang
Large trees to 10m high, common along water courses. White flowers appear July-December1
Leaves used as an antiseptic, saplings used as spear shafts and women’s digging sticks (known as wanna).
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants6.jpg
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants6a.jpg

Tassel Bush
Leucopogon verticillatus2
(no Noongar name recorded)
Tall, erect shrub, 1-4m high1.2, common in the understorey of the river woodland. Pink to red flowers appear August-November1.
The tiny berries are edible and very sweet. Used for making damper. The stone was used to stimulate saliva by rolling it around inside the mouth when travelling long distances.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants7.jpg

Bluebells
Billardiera fusiformis
Cummock, Kummuck (Pibulmun)
Climbing twiner with distinctive blue flowers. Main flowering time October-February2. Mature berries up to 2.5cm long2.
Fruit is a good source of vitamin C. They are ready to eat when they are a pinkish transparent colour. Range from north of Perth to Esperance.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants8.jpg


Close up view of Bloodroot Bloodroot2
Haemodorum spicatum (and others)
Mardja, Mearn (Mineng) Borhn (Pibulmun)
Bulbaceaous perennial herb to approx. 2m high. Flowers late October-January1.
The bulbs are edible, used like an onion to add spice, or roasted. Raw bulbs can be squashed and used as a dye. It was a staple part of the Mineng’s diet.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants9.jpg

Sword sedge
Lepidosperma gladiatum2
Kerbein
Leafy sedge to 1.5m high. Grows near river’s edge. Brown flowers appear November-May1.
Edible stem bases. Used for weaving, making rope, twine or fishing nets.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants10.jpg

Pale Rush
Juncus pallidus
Tangil
Rhizomatous, perennial herb to 2m high. Flowers, green, October-December1.
The tubular leaf sheath at the base of the leaves is edible. The sheaths were used in weaving. The stalk was used to carry fish (“Used him to straddle [the fish] through the gills and carry him [like that]” [Wayne Webb]).
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants11.jpg

Bracken fern
Pteridium esculentum1
Manya
Rhizomatous, perennial herb (fern), 0.5–2 m high1. Common along water courses2.
The rhizomes can be eaten after extensive preparation. New unfolding fronds can also be eaten2. The juice from crushed leaves is used on bites and stings to stop the itch.
http://www.greenskills.org.au/pub/pamph/images/plants12.jpg
theses plants are found around the rivers.

Animals: this are native to Denmark but most of them have died out in thie age. so they sould still be around at that time Roe deer elks, brown bears, wild boars, and aurochs (a now extinct species of wild ox)


Here are some links to more tree and animal that are found around this area as well.
http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/da-animals.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees_of_Denmark
Edited by Keegan, Aug 5 2014, 10:07 AM.
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