Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Caryophyllales (105)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Dianthus (4)
Epithet: broteri Boiss. & Reut. (1)
broteri => in honor of Félix da Silva Avelar Brotero (1744–1828), Portugese botanist