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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Stenocarpus sinuatus     (Loudon) Endl.

This native tree is commonly known as firewheel tree.

Stenocarpus sinuatus is described as a "dicot" in the Proteaceae 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.

Recorded distribution in the Fraser Coast region limited to Lenthalls Dam and Wongi National Park. Also reported at Poona Creek. These are outlier populations at the disjunt northern limit of the main southern distribution.  

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 9 Fraser Coast localities: Doongul, Duckinwilla, Howard, Kawungan, Point Vernon, Tiaro, Toogoom, Tuan Forest, Urangan.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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