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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Species information

Nyssanthes erecta     R.Br.

This native groundcover is commonly known as barbwire herb.

Nyssanthes erecta is described as a "dicot" in the Amaranthaceae 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.

Distribution in scattered locations mainly away from the coast.  

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.


             AVH

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