This native shrub is commonly known as broom spurge.
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada is described as a "dicot" in the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Uncommon in the Fraser Coast region recorded at Burrum Heads and K'gari (Fraser Island). Reported at Takura. Fraser Coast region is the northern limit for the species apart from a disjunct population at Kroombit Tops west of Miriam Vale.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/88803209
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/106366098
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/109029158
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/144134039
Pressed material courtesy Carol Bussey.
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 2 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Takura.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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