Kingdom: Plantae (2593)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2490)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2105)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Sphaeranthus (1)
Epithet: senegalensis DC. (5)
senegalensis => from the banks of the river Senegal in West-Africa