This native groundcover is commonly known as blue pincushion.
Brunonia australis is described as a "dicot" in the Goodeniaceae 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.
Nearest official record is near Mundubbera.
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 3 Fraser Coast localities: Cherwell, Takura, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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