Heterotheca villosa shine sunan kimiyya na nau'in shuka wanda aka fi sani da "hairy golden aster". Yana cikin dangin Asteraceae kuma asalinsa ne a Arewacin Amurka. Kalmar "Heterotheca" ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "heteros" ma'ana daban-daban da kuma "theca" ma'ana wani akwati ko akwati, yana nufin anthers daban-daban a cikin shugaban furen shuka. "Villosa" yana nufin "mai gashi" a cikin harshen Latin, wanda ke kwatanta yanayin shuka na samun ganye da mai tushe mai yawa.