This native aquatic plant is commonly known as hairy nardoo.
Marsilea hirsuta is described as a "fern" in the Marsileaceae 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.
Nearest records to Fraser Coast region to the north near Bundaberg and to the west near Ban Ban Springs. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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