This native shrub is commonly known as small star beard-heath.
Styphelia deformis is described as a "dicot" in the Ericaceae 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 Leucopogon deformis (Queensland Flora Census 2020).
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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 7 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Burrum Heads, K'gari, Mount Urah, St Mary, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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