This native aquatic plant
is commonly known as
common nardoo.
Marsilea drummondii
is described as a "fern"
in the
Marsileaceae
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.
Nearest record to the Fraser Coast region is at Moore Park just north of Bundaberg. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
