This native groundcover is commonly known as fringe-rush.
Fimbristylis depauperata 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.
In Plants of the World Online (Kew) the accepted name is Fimbristylis dichotoma subsp. depauperata. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/146946074
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/147225619
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.
Reported at 4 Fraser Coast localities: Owanyilla, Teebar, Walliebum, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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