This native groundcover
is commonly known as
saltwater sedge.
Cyperus scariosus
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.
Recorded from the Brisbane region northwards on the Queensland coast, although no Fraser Coast region records. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH