This native groundcover is commonly known as sago grass.
Paspalidium gausum is described as a "monocot" in the Poaceae 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.
In the InternationalPlant Names Index known as Setaria gausa.
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 12 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Burrum Heads, Granville, K'gari, Mount Urah, Owanyilla, Poona, St Mary, Talegalla Weir, Tiaro, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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