Cyclospermum
leptophyllum
(Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.Wilson
WEED
This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
slender celery.
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Apiaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A weed found worldwide at warm temperate to tropical latitudes. It is a taprooted branching herb reaching just over half a meter in height at maximum. It has threadlike green leaves a few centimeters long and small umbels of spherical flowers (Wikipedia).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 6 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, River Heads, Talegalla Weir, Booral, Walligan, Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
