Boehmeria
virgata var. austroqueenslandica
(Domin) Friis & Wilmot-Dear
This native shrub
is commonly known as
native ramie.
Boehmeria virgata var. austroqueenslandica
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Urticaceae
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.
Previous Boehmeria macrophylla in Queensland re-determined to Boehmeria virgata var. austroqueenslandica (Queensland Flora Census 2015).
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