This native groundcover is commonly known as orange spade flower.
Pigea stellarioides is described as a "dicot" in the Violaceae 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.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 44 Fraser Coast localities: Antigua, Bauple Forest, Beaver Rock, Beelbi Creek, Bidwill, Boompa, Booral, Burgowan, Burrum Heads, Burrum River, Cherwell, Craignish, Doongul, Duckinwilla, Dunmora, Gigoomgan, Glenwood, Granville, Magnolia, Mount Urah, Owanyilla, Point Vernon, Poona, Prawle, River Heads, St Mary, Sunshine Acres, Susan River, Takura, Talegalla Weir, Tandora, Teddington, Teebar, Tiaro, Tinana, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest, Urangan, Urraween, Walkers Point, Walliebum, Walligan, Yengarie, Yerra.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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