This introduced groundcover is commonly known as mother-in-law's tongue.
Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata is described as a "monocot" in the Dracaenaceae 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.
Listed as an invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014 but not prohibited or restricted. As at 01/07/2016 declared as a Local Law Pest Plant for the Fraser Coast region for K'gari (Fraser Island) area and listed as a non-declared environmental weed elsewhere in the Fraser Coast region. In the Australian Plant Census and Plants of the World Online known as Dracaena trifasciata.
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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 15 Fraser Coast localities: Beaver Rock, Craignish, Dundathu, Dundowran Beach, K'gari, Magnolia, Maryborough, Point Vernon, River Heads, Teddington, Tiaro, Tinana, Toogoom, Urangan, Urraween.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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