This native groundcover
is commonly known as
rice sedge.
Cyperus iria
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.
Distribution is across central and northern Australia as well as other parts of the world.
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 7 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Takura, Point Vernon, Urangan, Sunshine Acres, Urraween, Maryborough West.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
