Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

This introduced shrub is commonly known as shrubby stylo.

Stylosanthes scabra is described as a "dicot" in the Leguminosae 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.

A relatively upright (i.e. erect) shrubby plant growing 0.3-2 m tall. Its stems are densely covered in soft hairs, some of which are sticky (i.e. glandular). Its small fruit are somewhat hairy (i.e. pubescent) and are topped with a short hook (1.5-2 mm long). (https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/stylosanthes_scabra.htm) 

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: Tinana, Burrum Heads, Bidwill, Yengarie, Walligan.