This native groundcover is commonly known as mountain dampiera.
Dampiera purpurea is described as a "dicot" in the Goodeniaceae 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.
Very uncommon in the Fraser Coast region recorded only at Mount Walsh.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/257975482
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/184181938
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/242860608
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/73091983
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 1 Fraser Coast locality: Boompa.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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