This native shrub is commonly known as curly sedge.
Caustis recurvata is described as a "monocot" in the Cyperaceae 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.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 13 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Burrum Heads, Craignish, Dundowran, K'gari, Poona, Susan River, Talegalla Weir, Tin Can Bay, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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