This introduced groundcover is commonly known as false heather.
Cuphea hyssopifolia is described as a "dicot" in the Lythraceae 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.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/190296500
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 2 Fraser Coast localities: Magnolia, Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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