This native groundcover is commonly known as pink tongues.
Rostellularia obtusa is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae 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.
No Fraser Coast region records but recorded to the north and south.
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: Gootchie, Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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