Jarrah Forest Flora and Fauna of the Month!
The Snottygobble.
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Persoonia
Species: longifolia
The Persoonia has four different species in South Western Australian and the P. longifolia, so named after the long narrow leaves, is one of our local Jarrah forest mid-storey trees. 
Pictured, long foliage of this local snottygobble Tree and the small green fruit, that was used as bushtucker by the local Aboriginals, among the branches.
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. They say that the gobble part of the Snottygobble name was inspired by pioneers, who saw pigs gobbling this unique fruit. The Local Indigenous people of this region 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.
Lichen growing on Snootygobble trunk in the Dwellingup Forest and a small sapling of this Persoonia species to the left.
The Snottygobble grows well in our Jarrah forest's laterite soil, and among other processes, the seed has to pass through an emu gut to germinate.
You can see the Snottlegobble and other interesting flora or fauna, when you walk our amazing Jarrah/Marri forest and our tree top walk at the
Forest Heritage Centre, Dwellingup.
Hope to see you soon!
If you have any amazing Facts or Questions about this or any other forest flora and fauna that we can update our page with, please feel free to email 'Dana'
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