This native groundcover is commonly known as carex.
Carex maculata is described as a "monocot" in the Cyperaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Not recorded in the Fraser Coast region. However limited reports in Talegalla Weir/Tuan Forest are at the northern limit of the south-east Queensland New South Wales population.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/139205172
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/80974439
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 2 Fraser Coast localities: Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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