Kalmar "genus" tana nufin nau'in haraji a cikin rabe-raben rayayyun halittu, yawanci wanda ya haɗa da nau'o'in nau'o'in nau'i daban-daban. da aka sani da tansyasters ko hamada asters. Sunan "Machaeranthera" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci ma'ana "takobin anther," yana nufin siffar anthers a cikin furanni na wannan jinsin. rukunin tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Asteraceae waɗanda aka fi sani da tansyasters ko asters hamada.