This introduced shrub is commonly known as purple broom.
Polygala virgata is described as a "dicot" in the Polygalaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Also reported in Tuan Forest.
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.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Granville, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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