This native groundcover
is commonly known as
veiled fringe-rush.
Fimbristylis velata
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.
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 4 Fraser Coast localities: Teddington, Tuan Forest, Bauple Forest, Talegalla Weir.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH