This native groundcover
is commonly known as
whisker grass.
Cyperus gracilis
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Cyperaceae
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 across easern Australia.
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 13 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Magnolia, St Mary, Yengarie, Bauple Forest, Talegalla Weir, Booral, Point Vernon, Maryborough, Beaver Rock, Takura, Urraween, Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH