This native groundcover
is commonly known as
tufted bluebell.
Wahlenbergia capillaris
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Campanulaceae
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.
Previously known as Wahlenbergia communis (Queensland Flora Census 2018). Wide distribution across southern and eastern Australia. No records for Fraser Coast region. Recorded near Bundaberg and south of Gayndah. Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
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
