Nymphaea macrosperma
Encyclopedia
Nymphaea macrosperma, Water lily, is an emergent water plant native to northern Australia
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The water lily occurs in freshwater lagoons, and has large round leaves that float on the water surface.
bushfood
. The seeds are usually described as "sweet like a pea" and are eaten for lunch.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The water lily occurs in freshwater lagoons, and has large round leaves that float on the water surface.
Uses
The plant is a traditional AboriginalAustralian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
bushfood
Bushfood
Bushfood traditionally relates to any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by the original inhabitants, the Australian Aborigines, but it is a reference to any native fauna/flora that is used for culinary and/or medicinal purposes regardless of which continent or culture it originates...
. The seeds are usually described as "sweet like a pea" and are eaten for lunch.