This native shrub
is commonly known as
native rosella.
Abelmoschus rhodopetalus
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Malvaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A few old records to the north and south of the region. More common in northern Australia.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=42199
Previously known as Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus (Queensland Flora Census 2023).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
