This native shrub is commonly known as kerrawang.
Commersonia dasyphylla is described as a "dicot" in the Byttneriaceae 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.
Very uncommon in the Fraser Coast region recorded only at Mt Walsh. Commersonia is included in the family Malvaceae in the Australian Plant Census.
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.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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