Australian here!
For me it’s the wildlife, specifically flora. So much of it is unique to Aus and surrounding countries and barely any of it gets recognition compared to the animals.
Every single plant here has a use, whether it be a Blackwood Wattle that is traditionally used by Indigenous peoples as soap and fish poison or a Cassinia plant that traditionally treats toothache and tastes like curry leaves.
It blows my mind that we don’t learn about this more in schools, it’s really fascinating!
For me it’s the wildlife, specifically flora. So much of it is unique to Aus and surrounding countries and barely any of it gets recognition compared to the animals.
Every single plant here has a use, whether it be a Blackwood Wattle that is traditionally used by Indigenous peoples as soap and fish poison or a Cassinia plant that traditionally treats toothache and tastes like curry leaves.
It blows my mind that we don’t learn about this more in schools, it’s really fascinating!