Cassinia aculeata
Common names
Australian tauhinu
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Cream, White
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1969
Origin
S.E. Australia and Tasmania
Other information
Etymology
cassinia: Named after French botanist Alexandre de Cassini.
aculeata: From the Latin aculeus ‘stinger’, aculeatus means ‘barbed’, ‘stinging’ or ‘prickly’