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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Echinochloa colona     (L.) Link

This introduced groundcover is commonly known as awnless barnyard grass.

Echinochloa colona is described as a "monocot" in the Poaceae 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.

Recorded at Howard and Brooweena. 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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.

Reported at 3 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Dundowran Beach, Yengarie.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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