Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Asteraceae (222)(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