This native groundcover
is commonly known as
spoon-leaf sundew.
Drosera spatulata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Droseraceae
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.
Occurs mostly in coastal sandy areas. Also an interesting inland disjunct population recorded at Mt Walsh (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/182583406). See the two varieties. Also reported at Pacific Haven (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/137238876). Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting). Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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 the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 11 Fraser Coast localities: Burrum Heads, Walligan, Beelbi Creek, Poona, Tinnanbar, K'gari, Talegalla Weir, Boonooroo Plains, Tandora, Tuan Forest, Oakhurst.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
