This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
white snakeweed.
Stachytarpheta australis
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Verbenaceae
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.
Listed as an invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014 but not prohibited or restricted. Reported on K'gari https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/256751162
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
