"Aster linariifolius" sunan kimiyya ne na nau'in tsiro, wanda akafi sani da Aster-leaved Flax. Yana cikin dangin Asteraceae kuma asalinsa ne a Arewacin Amurka. Kalmar "Aster" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "astron," wanda ke nufin "tauraro," kuma yana nufin siffar gashin fure. "Linariifolius" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Latin "linum," ma'anar "flax," da "folium," ma'ana "leaf," kuma yana kwatanta ganyen shuka, wanda yayi kama da na shukar flax. Don haka, a takaice, "Aster linariifolius" yana nufin nau'in tsire-tsire na Arewacin Amirka tare da kawunan furanni masu siffar tauraro da ganye masu kama da flax.