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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Barleria repens     Nees

This introduced shrub is commonly known as coral creeper.

Barleria repens is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae 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 at Eurong, K'gari (Fraser Island) https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/103288387, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/149694835 

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 7 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Dundowran Beach, River Heads, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Urangan, Urraween.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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