This native groundcover is commonly known as slender cyperus.
Cyperus distans 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.
No Fraser Coast region records. Nearest record is north of Biggenden. 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 2 Fraser Coast localities: Boompa, Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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