Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Hieracium (4)
Epithet: lachenalii C.C.Gmel. (1)
lachenalii => in honor of Werner de Lachenal (1739-1800), Swiss botanist and plant collector