This native groundcover
is commonly known as
nodding fringe-rush.
Fimbristylis nutans
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Cyperaceae
family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
An uncommon species in the Fraser Coast region recorded only on K'gari (Fraser Island). Reported on the mainland at Talegalla Weir and Poona Creek.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/103268290
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/38625097 Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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 2 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
