This native groundcover
is commonly known as
pink tongues.
Rostellularia obtusa
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Acanthaceae
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.
No Fraser Coast region records but recorded to the north and south.
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.
Reported at 3 Fraser Coast localities: Gootchie, Tiaro, Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
