This native groundcover is commonly known as swamp iris.
Patersonia fragilis is described as a "monocot" in the Iridaceae 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.
Delicate lilac flowers with hairless bracts below (Wildflowers of the Cooloola-Noosa Area, Arthur Harrold). Relatively uncommon in the region. Distribution mainly to the south with two disjunct records north at Shoalwater Bay and Deepwater. Also reported in the Wide Bay Training Area Tin Can Bay (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/144721608)
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 6 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, K'gari, Poona, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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