This native aquatic plant
is commonly known as
water snowflake.
Nymphoides indica
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Menyanthaceae
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.
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting). 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.
Reported at 19 Fraser Coast localities: Pacific Haven, Duckinwilla, Yengarie, River Heads, Booral, Dundowran Beach, Teddington, Tinana, K'gari, Urangan, Pialba, Gundiah, Tuan Forest, Bauple Forest, Burrum Heads, Howard, Maryborough, Urraween, Gootchie.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
