This native groundcover is commonly known as dwarf sundew.
Drosera pygmaea is described as a "dicot" in the Droseraceae 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.
Uncommon species in Queensland confined to south-east Queensland coastal areas. Recorded on K'gari and in Poona National Park. A single disjunct record north of Fraser Coast region at Agnes Water. Also reported at Beelbi Creek and Vernon Conservation Park. Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting). Flowers white with four petals.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/133678733 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 5 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Burrum Heads, Tuan Forest, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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