This native groundcover
is commonly known as
annual pigeon grass.
Setaria surgens
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.
Sample in photos collected and pressed by Carol Bussey.
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 2 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Burrum Heads.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH