This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
butterfly heaven.
Dyschoriste depressa
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Acanthaceae
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 long-lived herbaceous plant with spreading to upright stems usually growing up to 60 cm tall. Its stems are usually square in cross-section and are hairless or finely hairy. First recorded in Brisbane in 2000 (https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/dyschoriste, accessed 09/04/2017). Reported at Tiaro, Gootchie, Gundiah, Maryborough and Urraween.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/30727607
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.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
