Aethionema

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Aethionema
Aethionema grandiflorum
Aethionema grandiflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Aethionema
R. Br.
Species

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Aethionema is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae, subfamily Brassicoideae. The genus is collectively known as the stonecresses.

Aethionema species are grown as herbaceous perennials by gardeners.

Species include:

  • Aethionema antitaurus
  • Aethionema cordifolia: Lebanon stonecress
  • Aethionema grandiflorum: Persian stonecress
  • Aethionema iberideum
  • Aethionema oppositifolium
  • Aethionema retsina
  • Aethionema saxatile (syn. Aurinia saxatilis)[1]
  • Aethionema thomasianum

[edit] References

  1. ^ TSN 565717. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.