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Aethionema retsina
Stonecress (Aethionema retsina) is a low subshrub from the central Aegean islands of Skyros and Skyropoula in Greece, with pink-flushed flowers in the cabbage family. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water, as it grows on dry, rocky ground.
Aethionema retsina is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is a subshrub endemic to Greece, where it is native to the islands of Skyros and Skyropoula in the central Aegean. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
