| 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] |
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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]