This native groundcover
is commonly known as
macarthuria.
Macarthuria complanata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Macarthuriaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Near Threatened.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Restricted to Cooloola/Sunshine Coast area on coastal dunes. ‘Back on Track’ high priority plant species for the Burnett Mary NRM region.
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.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
