This native aquatic plant
is commonly known as
water shield.
Brasenia schreberi
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Cabombaceae
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.
Reclassified from Near Threatened to Least Concern in 2014. Reported at Takura, 2011 and North Aramara, 2021. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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 the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
