Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Asterales (236)
Family: Asteraceae (220)(family description)
Genus: Launaea (2)
Epithet: cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey (2)
cornuta => horned or spurred