Cassinia aculeata
Encyclopedia
Cassinia aculeata is a shrub in the family Asteraceae
, native to the states of South Australia
, New South Wales
, Victoria
and Tasmania
in Australia
. It grows to between 1 and 2.5 metres high and has sticky, hair-covered leaves
which are 10 to 30 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. The creamy-white flowerhead
s appear in dense clusters from summer to autumn.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, native to the states of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It grows to between 1 and 2.5 metres high and has sticky, hair-covered leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
which are 10 to 30 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. The creamy-white flowerhead
Flowerhead
-Biography:The seeds of Flowerhead were originally planted deep underground by founding members Eric Faust and Buz Zoller in 1987. With the addition of Eric Schmitz in 1989 and Pete Levine in 1990, the roots took hold...
s appear in dense clusters from summer to autumn.