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| name = Aethionema
|familia=Brassicaceae
| common_names = Stonecress
|genus=Aethionema
| growth_habit = shrublets
|common_name=Stone cress
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit=shrub
| origin = Mediterranean, Asia Minor
|origin=Mediterranean, Asia Minor
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|lifespan=perennial, annual
| lifespan = perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| exposure = full sun
|exposure=sun
| water = moderate to little
|water=moderate, dry
| features = flowers
|features=flowers
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|Temp Metric=°F
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|sunset_zones=1-9, 14-21, 32-45
| sunset_zones = 1-9, 14-21, 32-45
|image=Aethionema grandiflora0.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=''Aethionema grandiflorum''
| image = Aethionema grandiflora0.jpg
| image_caption = ''Aethionema grandiflorum''
}}
}}
'''''Aethionema''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s, within the family [[Brassicaceae]], subfamily [[Brassicoideae]]. The genus is collectively known as the stonecresses.
''Aethionema'' species are grown as herbaceous [[perennial plant|perennial]]s by [[gardener]]s.
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Aethionema (aitho, scorch, and nema, filament; probably referring to appearance of stamens). Cruciferae. Dwarf, shrubby herbs for the hardy herbaceous border, or rockery. Less common than Iberis.
Aethionema (aitho, scorch, and nema, filament; probably referring to appearance of stamens). Cruciferae. Dwarf, shrubby herbs for the hardy herbaceous border, or rockery. Less common than Iberis.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
==Species==
Species include:
*''[[Aethionema schistosum]]''
*''[[Aethionema antitaurus]]''
*''[[Aethionema warleyense]]'' (syn. ''A. 'Warley Rose''')
*''[[Aethionema cordifolia]]'': Lebanon stonecress
*''[[Aethionema grandiflorum]]'': Persian stonecress
*''[[Aethionema iberideum]]''
*''[[Aethionema oppositifolium]]''
*''[[Aethionema retsina]]''
*''[[Aurinia saxatilis|Aethionema saxatile]]'' ([[Synonym (taxonomy)|syn.]] ''Aurinia saxatilis'')<ref>{{ITIS|id=565717|taxon=Aethionema saxatile}}</ref>
*''[[Aethionema thomasianum]]''
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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