Cassinia sifton

Sifton Bush, Chinese Shrub at Watson, ACT

Cassinia sifton at Watson, ACT - 25 Feb 2024
Cassinia sifton at Watson, ACT - 25 Feb 2024
Cassinia sifton at Watson, ACT - 25 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Cassinia sifton 25 Feb 2024 abread111
Cassinia sifton 25 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Cassinia arcuata 25 Feb 2024 Steve818

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Crushed leaves smell like curry powder

4 comments

abread111 wrote:
   25 Feb 2024
Steve - It has changed its name
See https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/cassinia_sifton.htm
Steve818 wrote:
   25 Feb 2024
Thanks for the id.
Steve818 wrote:
   26 Feb 2024
Interesting thing about the specific name, it seems to not follow convention. Sifton is either a place or surname, so siftonensis or siftoniana? And then it gets even more confusing - Sifton is a town in Canada...
Tapirlord wrote:
   26 Feb 2024
That's a good point actually, might follow that one up for the sake of interest.

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Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • 25 Feb 2024 07:17 PM Recorded on
  • Steve818 Recorded by

Additional information

  • 0.5 cm in long drooping clusters Flower dimension
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

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