This native vine or climber
is commonly known as
silky jackbean.
Canavalia sericea
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Leguminosae
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.
Nearest locations to Fraser Coast region are at Double Island Point to the south (disjunct population https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/148220487) and north of Bargara to the north (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/104899167).
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
