Summary ²

Cassinia arcuata, commonly known as drooping cassinia, biddy bush, Chinese scrub, Chinese shrub, Sifton bush and tear shrub, is a shrub species in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to southern Australia. It grows to 2 metres high and has sticky leaves which are 40 to 15 mm long and 1.5 mm wide. The pale brown inflorescences appear in panicles from spring to autumn. Plants have a distinctive curry scent. The species colonises disturbed and

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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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