This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
inkweed.
Phytolacca octandra
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Phytolaccaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Also reported at Talegalla Weir
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: Urraween, Dundowran Beach, Urangan, Burrum Heads, St Mary, Yengarie.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
