This native vine or climber
is commonly known as
star cucumber.
Sicyos australis
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Cucurbitaceae
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.
Widespread in Queensland including in Moreton district. Many records from around Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Nearest record to Fraser Coast is at Eidsvold.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Doongul, Bauple.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
