This native groundcover
is commonly known as
annual fringe-rush.
Fimbristylis acicularis
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.
Nearest records to Fraser Coast Region west of Childers to the north and Lake Cootharaba to the south.
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 5 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Takura, Poona, Mount Urah, Boompa.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
