Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Caryophyllales (122)
Family: Plumbaginaceae (12)(family description)
Genus: Armeria (3)
Epithet: maritima (Mill.) Willd. (9)
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast