Cassinia

For the journal, see Cassinia (journal). For the harvestmen genus, see Cassinia (harvestman).

Cassinia
Cassinia trinerva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Cassinia R.Br.

Cough bush (Cassinia laevis), Northern Tablelands, NSW

Cassinia is a large genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, most or all of which are native to the Southern Hemisphere. It was named for French botanist Alexandre de Cassini.

Species include:

• Cassinia accipitrum Orchard
• Cassinia aculeata (Labill.) R.Br. (Dogwood, Common Cassinia, Dolly Bush)
• Cassinia arcuata R.Br. (Chinese Scrub, Drooping Cassinia, Sifton Bush)
• Cassinia aureonitens N.A.Wakef. (Yellow Cassinia)
• Cassinia collina C.T.White
• Cassinia compacta F.Muell.
• Cassinia complanata J.M.Black
• Cassinia copensis Orchard
• Cassinia cuneifolia A.Cunn. ex DC.
• Cassinia cunninghamii DC.
• Cassinia decipiens Orchard
• Cassinia denticulata R.Br. (Stiff Cassinia)
• Cassinia diminuta Orchard
• Cassinia furtiva Orchard
• Cassinia heleniae Orchard
• Cassinia hewsoniae Orchard
• Cassinia laevis R.Br. (Cough Bush, Dead Finish)
• Cassinia lepschii Orchard
• Cassinia leptocephala F.Muell.
• Cassinia longifolia R.Br.
• Cassinia macrocephala Orchard
• Cassinia maritima Orchard
• Cassinia monticola Orchard
• Cassinia nivalis Orchard
• Cassinia ochracea Orchard
• Cassinia ozothamnoides (F.Muell.) Orchard
• Cassinia quinquefaria R.Br.
• Cassinia rugata N.G.Walsh
• Cassinia scabrida Orchard
• Cassinia straminea (Benth.) Orchard
• Cassinia subtropica F.Muell.
• Cassinia tegulata Orchard
• Cassinia telfordii Orchard
• Cassinia tenuifolia Benth. (Bully Bush, Killmoke)
• Cassinia theodori F.Muell.
• Cassinia theresae Orchard
• Cassinia trinerva N.A.Wakef.
• Cassinia uncata A.Cunn. (Sticky Cassinia)
• Cassinia venusta Orchard
• Cassinia wyberbensis Orchard

References

• Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra
• New South Wales Flora online: Cassinia