Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

This native shrub is commonly known as poison peach.

Trema tomentosa var. aspera is described as a "dicot" in the Ulmaceae 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.

Lower surface of leaves shortly and sparsely hairy and scabrous; petiole usually 3–5 mm long (Gwen Harden, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame, John Williams. 2014. Rainforest Plants of Australia). Food plant for brown pigeon. Ripe fruit Tiaro, June 2016. 

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 40 Fraser Coast localities: Dundathu, Booral, Pacific Haven, Craignish, Burrum Heads, Burrum River, Wondunna, Urraween, Duckinwilla, Tiaro, River Heads, Howard, Yengarie, Doongul, Glenwood, Granville, Bidwill, Magnolia, Teddington, Yerra, Gigoomgan, Bauple, Glenorchy, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Tinnanbar, Tandora, Tinana, Owanyilla, Malarga, Mount Urah, Takura, Boompa, Urangan, St Mary, Tuan Forest, Toogoom, Walligan, Gootchie, Dundowran Beach.