yunjid

In these swamps we first found the yunjid, or flag (a species of typha) and the sow-thistle of the southern districts; one we came to was a thick tea-tree swamp, extremely picturesque, and producing abundance of these plants, some of which were collected by the men to eat in the evening.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

The two roots which taste the best, when cooked in this way, are the jee-ta and yunjid.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855