This native groundcover
is commonly known as
brown beaks.
Lyperanthus suaveolens
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Orchidaceae
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 tall, slender plant with a single erect, narrow, strap-like leaf 12-20cm long. Flowering stem 25-35cm high with 2-6 2-3cm high pale greenish-yellowish flowers. Flowering period August-September. Rare in area. Maaroom; Tinnanbar (Alan Logan).
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
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.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
