Cassinia aculeata

Common Cassinia at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Cassinia aculeata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 12:16 PM
Cassinia aculeata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 12:16 PM
Cassinia aculeata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 12:16 PM
Cassinia aculeata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 12:16 PM
Cassinia aculeata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 12:16 PM
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Cassinia aculeata 22 Jan 2023 natureguy
Unverified 22 Jan 2023 VanceLawrence

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Bush to 1m-1.5m high in places. Flowers arranged in a cauliflower-like flower head.

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natureguy wrote:
   22 Jan 2023
I was on the fence with C. longifolia for this one but I think the leaves are just a bit shorter and not sticky in appearance, and the more compact flowerheads suit aculeata more than longifolia which has braoder flat flowers

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Additional information

  • flowers about 5mm to 10mm long, arranged in cauliflower-like flower heads. Flower dimension
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Cassinia aculeata Scientific name
  • Common Cassinia Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1282.93m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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