Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(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