Pavetta
australiensis var. australiensis
Bremek.
This native shrub
is commonly known as
butterfly bush.
Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Rubiaceae
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.
This is the only variety recorded in 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 5 Fraser Coast localities: River Heads, St Mary, Doongul, Tuan Forest, Boompa.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH