West Australian researchers have found and identified eight new species of spinifex, including one they say has the flavour of salt and vinegar-flavoured chips.
University of WA research scientist Matthew Barrett and PhD student Ben Anderson made the surprising discovery by accident while working late one night in Perth.
"We were doing late night experiments … handling specimens of that species," Dr Barrett said.
"Someone licked their hand at some point and tasted that flavour."
Dr Barrett said the distinctive tang comes from tiny drops of liquid that 'sparkle' in the sunlight.
"It looks pretty inconspicuous when you first get to it, but if you look at it very closely it has very, very minute sparkling droplets on the stems," he said.
"When you lick them, they taste like salt and vinegar chips.=read more
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