• Commelinales
    • Haemodoraceae
    • Haemodorum
    • Haemodorum discolor

Kwerdiny

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Language

Language                                                 Name

Noongar-Wudjari (W8):                          Kwerdiny

Noongar-Nyoongar/Baaduk (W41):

 

Common name:                                       Wild Carrot / Native Carrot

Scientific name:                                       Haemodorum discolor

 

Group name for Plants

Wudjari:                                                     Dek

Nyoongar/Baaduk:                                  Dek

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Source: Wudjari: Lynette Knapp, Gail Yorkshire
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How does it Look - Feel - Smell - Taste?

Looks like:
Wudjari: Long strappy green leaves coming up from the ground. Looks similar to a Kangaroo Paw.
 

Feels like:
 

Smells like:
 

Tastes like:
Wudjari:Very peppery.

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Source: Wudjari: Lynette Knapp, Gail Yorkshire
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Food, Medicine And Other Uses

Food:
Wudjari:The root can be eaten. 
 

Medicine:
 

Other Uses:
 

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Source: Wudjari: Lynette Knapp, Gail Yorkshire
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  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Lilianae
  • Order: Commelinales
  • Family: Haemodoraceae
  • Genus: Haemodorum
  • Species: Haemodorum discolor

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© Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation
Last updated: Denise Smith-Ali; Oct 4, 2023 5:31 Status: Partial

Author - Noongar Boodjar Language Centre

Knapp, L., Yorkshire, G., Ali-Smith, D., Councillor, L., Nannup, A., Jansen, A., Moulton, T., Blond, B., Turpin, G., Hopper, S., Lullfitz, A and Raisbeck-Brown, N. (2023).Kwerdiny. Noongar Boodjar Language Centre, Perth, Western Australia. [Date accessed: 27 March 2025] https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/noongar