Cassinia R.Br.
Receptacle with chaffy scales or; when florets 3 or less per receptacle then scales absent Cassinia
Involucral bracts white or straw-coloured, sometimes tinged with pink
Heads in a terminal panicle
Leaves linear, rarely more than 1 cm long, up to 2 mm wide, obtuse or with recurved tips, revolute. Heads numerous in a long loose terminal panicle. Involucre cylindrical, often curved, 2–3 mm long, 1 mm diam. Florets usually 2–3. Shrub up to 2 m high with white tomentose branches. Widespread in a variety of open habitats. Fl. chiefly summer. Chinese Shrub or Sifton Bush Cassinia arcuata
Leaves up to 4 cm long, linear, up to 2 mm wide, revolute. Heads numerous in pyramidal panicles. Involucre narrow-oblong, 4 mm long, 1 mm diam.; bracts narrow, obtuse, straw-coloured. Florets c. 5. Glabrous ± viscid shrub 2–3 m high. Western parts of the area. Open forests. Fl. summer. Cassinia quinquefaria