This native groundcover
is commonly known as
dark wiregrass.
Aristida calycina var. calycina
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Poaceae
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 10 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Walliebum, Woocoo, Paterson, Mount Urah, Burrum Heads, Tinana, Talegalla Weir, Doongul, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH