This native groundcover
is commonly known as
Chinese water chestnut.
Eleocharis dulcis
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.
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.
Reported at 14 Fraser Coast localities: Yengarie, Walkers Point, Yerra, Teddington, Tinana, Talegalla Weir, Booral, Walligan, Aldershot, Tandora, Tuan Forest, Tinana South, Bauple Forest, Urraween.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
