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Plants of the Fraser Coast Region

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Ageratum conyzoides     L.

This introduced groundcover is commonly known as billygoat weed.

Ageratum conyzoides is described as a "dicot" in the Asteraceae 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.

See Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides. 

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.

Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple Forest, Craignish, St Mary, Sunshine Acres, Takura, Teebar, Walligan, Yengarie.


Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.


             AVH

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