This native groundcover is commonly known as fairy lanterns.
Thismia rodwayi is described as a "monocot" in the Thismiaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Near Threatened. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
No Fraser Coast region records. Nearest record is in the Caloundra area.
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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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