This native groundcover
is commonly known as
soft twigrush.
Machaerina rubiginosa
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Cyperaceae
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 Baumea rubiginosa (Queensland Flora Census 2020). Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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 12 Fraser Coast localities: Cherwell, Duckinwilla, Walliebum, Tuan Forest, Talegalla Weir, Tiaro, Walligan, Aldershot, Maaroom, Tinnanbar, Sunshine Acres, Boonooroo Plains.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
