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.
The Latin name Aethionema derives from ancient Greek αἴθειν 'to light up, kindle' + νῆμα 'thread, yarn'. The English name 'stonecress' derives from its creeping habit and its favoured stony or rocky sites.
Aethionema species are grown for their profuse racemes of cruciform flowers in shades of ...
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