Against the dry, arid landscapes of west and central Australia, these trees not only catch your eye, but are a source of food and water and can point you in the right direction if you're lost.
Aboriginal people often refer to the root section they dig up as yams or ilba.
"They've got a lot of moisture in the roots so when you dig them up you peel the skin off the root, give it a bit of a wash and it's white as." "I just love the structure of the desert kurrajongs and their architecture. I think they're just so beautiful and are really different," she says."Many people think all the trees that are in the desert are deep-rooted and are only tapping into water that's a long way down.
"There are really long periods where it's dry, so some trees need to be able to make it through those dry, hot seasons, and they do this by storing water."
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