Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Cyrtocymura (1)
Epithet: scorpioides (Lam.) H.Rob. (2)
Synonyms: Cacalia scorpioides (Lam.) Kuntze, Cacalia sororia (DC.) Kuntze, Cacalia tournefortioides (Kunth) Kuntze, Chrysocoma repanda Vell., Conyza scorpioides Lam., Cyrtocymura lanuginosa (Gardn.) H.Rob.
repanda => with slightly uneven, undulating margin
scorpioides => scorpion like, when the inflorescence resembles a scorpion's tail