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 1.5mm 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. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Cassinia+arcuata. Retrieved 7 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Cassinia arcuata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cassinia~arcuata. Retrieved 7 April 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Cassinia arcuata". Charles Sturt University. http://www.csu.edu.au/herbarium/cassarcu_sws.html. Retrieved 7 April 2011.