Senecio vernalis<

Derivation of the botanical name:

Senecio, from senex, old man, referring to the gray hairs on the seeds.

vernalis, of or belonging to spring.
leucanthemifolius, leucos, λευκοϛ, bright, brilliant, clear, white, pale; anthem, ανϑεμον,flower; white flowered. With leaves like Leucanthemum.

• The standard author abbreviation Waldst. is used to indicate Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (175– 1823) , an Austrian soldier, explorer and naturalist.
• The standard author abbreviation Kit is used to indicate Pál Kitaibel (1757 – 1817),a Hungarian botanist and chemist.
• The standard author abbreviation Poir. is used to indicate Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755 – 1834), a French clergyman, botanist and explorer.