This native shrub is commonly known as native hibiscus.
Hibiscus divaricatus is described as a "dicot" in the Malvaceae 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.
Proposed name Sabdariffa divaricata (Barrett RL et al. (2025) Reinstatement of Sabdariffa and new combinations to support a monophyletic concept of Hibiscus (Malvaceae: Hibisceae). Australian Systematic Botany 38, SB24013. doi:10.1071/SB24013 ).
In Fraser Coast region recorded at Tin Can Bay.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/31394029
Observed to the north at Childers https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/31394029
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: Dundowran Beach, Urangan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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