Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Caryophyllales (124)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Dianthus (5)
Epithet: broteri Boiss. & Reut. (1)
broteri => in honor of Félix da Silva Avelar Brotero (1744–1828), Portugese botanist