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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Bothriochloa pertusa     (L.) A.Camus

This introduced groundcover is commonly known as Indian bluegrass.

Bothriochloa pertusa is described as a "monocot" in the Poaceae 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.

One Fraser Coast record in WildNet 2014. Also an observation in iNaturalist Australia https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/167131550. 

It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.

Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, River Heads.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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