Cassinia arcuata

Cassinia arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Cassinia
Species: C. arcuata
Binomial name
Cassinia arcuata
R.Br.[1]

Cassinia arcuata, commonly known as drooping cassinia, Chinese scrub, Chinese shrub or Sifton bush, is a shrub species in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to southern Australia.[2] It grows to 2 metres high and has sticky leaves which are 40 to 15 mm long and 1.5 mm wide.[2] The pale brown inflorescences appear in panicles from spring to autumn.[2] Plants have a distinctive curry scent.[3] The species colonises disurbed and cleared sites.[3] It is native to the states of Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria.[2]

References

  1. "Cassinia arcuata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cassinia arcuata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Cassinia arcuata". Charles Sturt University. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
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