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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Acianthus pusillus     D.L.Jones

This native groundcover is commonly known as gnat orchid.

Acianthus pusillus is described as a "monocot" in the Orchidaceae 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.

Terrestrial orchid. Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting). 

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.

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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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