Aethionema
thumb|Aethionema saxatile Aethionema is a genus of flowering plants within the family Brassicaceae. They are known as stonecresses. Stonecresses originate from sunny limestone mountainsides in Europe and West Asia, especially Turkey. It is the only genus in the subfamily Aethionemoideae.
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thumb|Aethionema saxatile Aethionema is a genus of flowering plants within the family Brassicaceae. They are known as stonecresses. Stonecresses originate from sunny limestone mountainsides in Europe and West Asia, especially Turkey. It is the only genus in the subfamily Aethionemoideae.
Aethionema have typically perennials, but may be annuals. Their leaves are ovate or linear.