Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Sphaeranthus (1)
Epithet: senegalensis DC. (5)
senegalensis => from the banks of the river Senegal in West-Africa