Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for plant recognition
- Identify range of Indigenous plants according to job or client needs
- Identify and locate resources required for use in recognition activity
- Identify, select and prepare processes for Indigenous plant recognition including consultation and seeking approval from relevant cultural authorities to be on specific Country
- Recognise specified Indigenous plants
- Name specified Indigenous plants according to their identifiable characteristics and by their Indigenous name
- Determine plant habits, characteristics and significant features according to enterprise requirements
- Seek advice from cultural authorities and/or supervisors when necessary and where appropriate in the recognition activity
- Observation activities minimise degradation and disturbance and comply with legislation and workplace health and safety requirements
- Record recognition of Indigenous plants
- Determine cultural uses and/or significance of specified Indigenous plants
- Document information about Indigenous plants and add to reference collection according to organisational requirements
- Update reference collection if new Indigenous plants are recognised
- Determine disposal techniques for plant debris if specimen collection is necessary
- Identify local bushland and/or bush foods and their uses
- Determine the relationship between local foods, general health and the land in Aboriginal culture
- Locate and gather information from a range of sources about access to bush foods
- Identify local Indigenous plants using their common and/or cultural names
- Identify Indigenous cultural uses of available bush resources for food and medicine
- Identify land management practices and conservation of Indigenous species