1. Magnoliopsida
  2. Asterales
  3. Asteraceae
  4. Cassinia

Cassinia aculeata (Labill.) R.Br.

Common Cassinia

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 127 (1817) APNI

Taxonomic status:Accepted

Occurrence status:Present

Establishment means:Native

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, MonT, MuF, MuM, NIS, OtP, OtR, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro.

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. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-04-26
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life Life
kingdom Plantae
phylum Tracheophyta
class Magnoliopsida
superorder Asteranae
order Asterales
family Asteraceae
genus Cassinia
Higher taxa
species Cassinia aculeata (Labill.) R.Br.
Subordinate taxa
subspecies Cassinia aculeata subsp. aculeata

Victoria

Source: AVH (2014). Australia's Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Cassinia aculeata in AVH ; Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Cassinia aculeata in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas
  Bioregion Occurrence status Establishment means
Murray Mallee present native
Glenelg Plain present native
Victorian Volcanic Plain present native
Victorian Riverina present native
Murray Fans present native
Gippsland Plain present native
Otway Plain present native
Warrnambool Plain present native
Goldfields present native
Central Victorian Uplands present native
Greater Grampians present native
Dundas Tablelands present native
Northern Inland Slopes present native
East Gippsland Lowlands present native
East Gippsland Uplands present native
Wilsons Promontory present native
Highlands-Southern Fall present native
Highlands-Northern Fall present native
Otway Ranges present native
Strzelecki Ranges present native
Monaro Tablelands present native
Highlands-Far East present native
Victorian Alps present native
Snowy Mountains present native
Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

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South Australia
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania