This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
blue billygoat weed.
Ageratum houstonianum
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Asteraceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
As at 01/07/2016 listed as a non-declared environmental weed for the Fraser Coast region.
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 46 Fraser Coast localities: River Heads, Dundowran Beach, Craignish, Booral, Burrum Heads, Burrum River, Wondunna, Point Vernon, Prawle, Duckinwilla, Tiaro, Yengarie, Urraween, Howard, Torbanlea, Pialba, Urangan, Takura, Bauple Forest, Walligan, Maryborough, Tuan Forest, Mount Urah, Granville, Walkers Point, Bidwill, Teddington, Yerra, Gigoomgan, Glenorchy, Bauple, Paterson, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Magnolia, Boompa, Tinana, Susan River, Owanyilla, Kawungan, Gundiah, Doongul, St Mary, Tinana South, Aldershot, Beaver Rock.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
