This native groundcover is commonly known as brown beaks.
Lyperanthus suaveolens is described as a "monocot" in the Orchidaceae 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.
A tall, slender plant with a single erect, narrow, strap-like leaf 12-20cm long. Flowering stem 25-35cm high with 2-6 2-3cm high pale greenish-yellowish flowers. Flowering period August-September. Rare in area. Maaroom; Tinnanbar (Alan Logan).
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
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.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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