Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Caryophyllales (122)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Dianthus (4)
Epithet: broteri Boiss. & Reut. (1)
broteri => in honor of Félix da Silva Avelar Brotero (1744–1828), Portugese botanist