This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
tall fleabane.
Erigeron sumatrensis
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Asteraceae
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.
Previously known as Conyza sumatrensis (Queensland Flora Census 2016).
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 9 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, Point Vernon, Toogoom, River Heads, Yengarie, Tinana, Maryborough, Takura, Tinana South.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
