This native aquatic plant is commonly known as prickly smartweed.
Persicaria strigosa is described as a "dicot" in the Polygonaceae 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.
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 14 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple Forest, Duckinwilla, Granville, Island Plantation, Magnolia, Maryborough, Prawle, Sunshine Acres, Talegalla Weir, Teddington, Tiaro, Tinana South, Tuan Forest, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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