Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Asterales (229)
Family: Asteraceae (228)(family description)
Genus: Launaea (2)
Epithet: cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey (2)
cornuta => horned or spurred