This native shrub is commonly known as tropical rose mallow.
Hibiscus vitifolius 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.
Reported at Mt Walsh (https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/73076991). This location is near the southern limit of the species.
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.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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