This native groundcover is commonly known as common rush.
Juncus usitatus is described as a "monocot" in the Juncaceae 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.
Relatively common in the Fraser Coast region.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/62605172 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 16 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple Forest, Booral, Burrum Heads, Doongul, Duckinwilla, Granville, Gundiah, Maryborough, Mount Urah, Sunshine Acres, Takura, Talegalla Weir, Tiaro, Tinana, Tuan Forest, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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