This native groundcover is commonly known as spiked malvastrum.
Malvastrum americanum var. stellatum is described as a "dicot" in the Malvaceae 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.
Wide Australian distribution. Nearest records to Fraser Coast region at Gympie and Gayndah.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Boompa, Granville.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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