This native groundcover
is commonly known as
common olax.
Olax retusa
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Olacaceae
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.
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 6 Fraser Coast localities: Poona, Tinnanbar, Tin Can Bay, Boonooroo Plains, Tuan Forest, Burrum Heads.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH