This introduced aquatic plant is commonly known as cabomba.
Cabomba caroliniana var. caroliniana is described as a "dicot" in the Cabombaceae 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.
A category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/72896/cabomba.pdf). Reported at Ululah Lagoon, Maryborough in 2008. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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