Rigida Geebung (Persoonia rigida)

Family: Proteaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Persoonia rigida is an evergreen Shrub. It is in leaf all year, in flower in June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet fibrous pulp that is fixed to one large seed, it tastes somewhat like sweet cotton wool and is relished by the Australian Aborigines. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Insipid and astringent.; The fruit has a sweet fibrous pulp that is fixed to one large seed, it tastes somewhat like sweet cotton wool and is relished by the Australian Aborigines.

Habitat & North American Range

Montane zone in sandy and stony soils. Open forests. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)