Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Asterales (221)
Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)
Genus: Struchium (1)
Epithet: sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze (1)
Synonyms: Ethulia sparganophorum L., Sparganophorus vaillantii Crantz
sparganophorum => inflorescence similar to Sparganium
vaillantii => in honor of Sébastien Vaillant (1669-1722), French botanist