This native groundcover is commonly known as bearded flatsedge.
Cyperus squarrosus 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.
No Fraser Coast region records but widely distributed across Australia and also many other parts of the world. 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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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