This native groundcover
is commonly known as
umbrella grass.
Fuirena ciliaris
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 and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 16 Fraser Coast localities: River Heads, Walliebum, Burrum Heads, Talegalla Weir, Doongul, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest, Walligan, Boonooroo Plains, Mount Urah, Bidwill, Teddington, Sunshine Acres, Urraween, Maryborough West, Beelbi Creek.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
