This native groundcover is commonly known as jam tarts.
Melichrus procumbens 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.
Queensland Flora Census records all in Moreton and Darling Downs districts.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: Beelbi Creek.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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