Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Caryophyllales (114)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (39)(family description)
Genus: Dianthus (5)
Epithet: broteri Boiss. & Reut. (1)
broteri => in honor of Félix da Silva Avelar Brotero (1744–1828), Portugese botanist