This native aquatic plant is commonly known as rare water plant.
Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus is described as a "monocot" in the Aponogetonaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Near Threatened. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
‘Back on Track’ priority plant species for the Burnett Mary NRM region. In the Fraser Coast region recorded only at Malarga. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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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