Only the type subspecies occurs in Victoria, see Cassinia aculeata subsp. aculeata profile for description. A second subspecies, C. aculeata subsp. nova-anglica Orchard is distinguished by its narrower capitula with fewer (3 or 4) florets, and is restircted to the New England tablelands in New South Wales.
Source:
Puttock, C.F. (1999). Cassinia. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 742–745. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
