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Actinodium is a genus of only two species both occurring naturally only in south Western Australia. Both species have similar flowers whish are superficially similar to daisies. However, the genus is not a daisy and it is a member of the mytrle family. Its closest relatives are Darwinia, Chamelaucium and Verticordia.

A.cunninghamii is a small shrub to about 0.5 metres with small stem-clasping leaves about 5 mm long. The flower heads occur mainly in spring and are daisy-like to about 40 mm diameter. The heads consist of clusters of small, pink, fertle flowers in the centre surrounded by white, strap-like and sterile flowers around the circumference.