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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Gomphrena celosioides     Mart.

This introduced groundcover is commonly known as gomphrena weed.

Gomphrena celosioides is described as a "dicot" in the Amaranthaceae 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.

 

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 13 Fraser Coast localities: Booral, Doongul, Gigoomgan, Granville, Howard, Prawle, Sunshine Acres, Tiaro, Tinana, Tinana South, Toogoom, Urraween, Yengarie.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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