This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
paspalum.
Paspalum dilatatum
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Poaceae
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.
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 11 Fraser Coast localities: Sunshine Acres, Burrum Heads, Point Vernon, Prawle, River Heads, Bauple, Poona, Walkers Point, Tinana, Bidwill, Yengarie.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
