This native tree
is commonly known as
cotton tree.
Hibiscus tiliaceus
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Malvaceae
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 32 Fraser Coast localities: Dundathu, Pacific Haven, Point Vernon, Dundowran Beach, Aldershot, River Heads, Howard, Craignish, Burrum River, Toogoom, Burrum Heads, Granville, Bidwill, Boonooroo, Teddington, Maryborough, Tinana, Magnolia, Tinnanbar, Susan River, Urangan, Scarness, Eli Waters, Pialba, Torquay, Beaver Rock, Tinana South, Poona, K'gari, Tuan, Booral, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
