Cyperus
brevifolius
(Rottb.) Hassk.
WEED
This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
Mullumbimby couch.
Cyperus brevifolius
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Cyperaceae
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.
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 20 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, River Heads, Talegalla Weir, Bauple Forest, Tuan Forest, Burrum Heads, Maryborough, Yengarie, Booral, Point Vernon, Tinana South, Walligan, Craignish, Beaver Rock, Owanyilla, Sunshine Acres, Urraween, Maryborough West, Boonooroo Plains, Boompa.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
