This native shrub is commonly known as octopus bush.
Argusia argentea is described as a "dicot" in the Boraginaceae 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.
Reported at Round Island which is the southern limit of the species.
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 1 Fraser Coast locality: Great Sandy Strait.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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