This native groundcover
is commonly known as
joint vetch.
Aeschynomene brevifolia
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Leguminosae
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.
A native of Madagascar, probably naturalised in Queensland (Austrobaileya Vol3 No2 1990).
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 3 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Bauple Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
