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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Species information

Hygrophila angustifolia     R.Br.

This native groundcover is commonly known as willow hygro.

Hygrophila angustifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae 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.

One record for Fraser Coast region at Maryborough. Elsewhere widely distributed across northern and north-eastern Australia. 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 7 Fraser Coast localities: Boonooroo Plains, Booral, Maryborough, Owanyilla, Talegalla Weir, Tiaro, Tuan Forest.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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