| This erect shrub or tree reaches about 5 metres high, usually with few branches. Its dark green leaves are narrow and slightly elliptical, and can grow up to 220 millimetres in length. The distinctive bark is dark red to bronze colour with many papery layers which flake easily. Snottygobbles flower over the summer months, with dark yellow to orange flowers that occur in short sprays. The individual flowers are 12 to 14mm in length with orange to brown hairs. The flowers split into four narrow segments which curl back to reveal the stamen. The fruit are green initially, but change to a yellow-green colour a few days after falling. The Snottygobble fruits in Summer and Autumn and the green jelly bean shaped fruit has been a source of bush tucker for the local Noongyar tribes for centuries. The small sweet fruit of this small tree is green and when you open it the flesh resembles snot or mucous hence its famous name. The Local indigenous people utilised a huge variety of the Australian Flora and Fauna and the Snottygobble is no exception, the seeds in the fruits were chewed, on walkabouts to keep the mouth fresh and moist, the cambium layer of the tree was also used for medicinal purposes. 3 seeds Please Note; although many of the traditional “Bush Food and Medicine” plants we supply are now commercially produced in various forms we recommend you re-search these before using them as any form of food or medicines. Some parts of the plant may not be edible or some may need prepared before they are safe to eat or use in any way. We do our best to describe there traditional modern uses It is the purchaser responsibility to ensure they are fit for their intended use. | 
