This native groundcover
is commonly known as
stiff leaved spermacoce.
Spermacoce brachystema
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.
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: Tinnanbar, Doongul, Mount Urah, Boompa, Beelbi Creek.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH