Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2593)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2490)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2105)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Aspilia (3)
Epithet: helianthoides (Schumach. & Thonn.) Oliv. & Hiern (2)
Subspecies: ciliata (Schumach.) C.D.Adams
ciliata => fringed, as with eyelashes
helianthoides => resembling Sunflower