Galinsoga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][4][5] It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.[6][7]
The name Galinsoga was dedicated to Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.[8]