This native groundcover is commonly known as native iris.
Patersonia glabrata is described as a "monocot" in the Iridaceae 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.
Blue flowers with smooth and hairless bracts below (Wildflowers of the Cooloola-Noosa Area, Arthur Harrold).
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/126038177
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/140588849
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 3 Fraser Coast localities: Howard, K'gari, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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