This native tree is commonly known as grey myrtle.
Backhousia myrtifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Myrtaceae 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.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/112936604
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/141439951
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 5 Fraser Coast localities: Howard, K'gari, Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Yengarie.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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