Shiny Cassinia- a native (Cassinia longifolia)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)

Native.

Occurrence: Generally uncommon. It becomes more abundant in the southern forests.

Identification:

• it is a slender shrub with flat-topped sprays of white flowers
• the individual florets are small
• the leaves are narrow
• the central vein is readily seen on the undersurface of the leaves.

In the very simlar Common Cassinia (C. aculeata) the rolled over leaves obscure the undersurfaces.

Photos: Taradale