This introduced groundcover is commonly known as giant spider-flower.
Tarenaya houtteana is described as a "dicot" in the Cleomaceae 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.
In the Fraser Coast region a couple of records in Tiaro on the river and at Maryborough.
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 1 Fraser Coast locality: Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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