Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Plumbaginales (12)
Family: Plumbaginaceae (12)(family description)
Genus: Armeria (3)
Epithet: maritima (Mill.) Willd. (10)
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast