Cassinia
Sign in to savethumb|Cough bush (Cassinia laevis), [[Northern Tablelands, NSW]]
Species
Tauhinu
species
FamilyAsteraceae
Native toNew South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Observations4,707
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thumb|Cough bush (Cassinia laevis), [[Northern Tablelands, NSW]]
Cassinia is a genus of about fifty-two species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae that are native to Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus Cassinia are shrubs, sometimes small trees with leaves arranged alternately, and heads of white, cream-coloured, yellow or pinkish flowers surrounded by several rows of bracts.