Linanthus suna ne da ke nufin jinsin tsire-tsire a cikin dangin phlox, ɗan asalin yammacin Arewacin Amirka. Waɗannan tsire-tsire suna da ƙananan furanni masu ƙanƙara da siriri mai tushe, kuma galibi suna girma a buɗaɗɗe, wuraren da rana ke kamar makiyaya da ciyayi. Kalmar “linanthus” ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci “linon,” ma’ana “flax,” da “anthos,” ma’ana “flower.”
