| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aethionema creticum Boiss. & Heldr. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] Suppl.: 61 (1888) |
| Native Range | Greece to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-2200m |
| Description | leaves ovate to suborbiculate, 4-9mm, carnose, obtuse, flowers in terminal, elongate raceme, petals obovate, 2-4mm, siliques alate, orbiculate |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aethionema polygaloides DC. Aethionema saxatile ssp. creticum (Boiss. & Heldr.) I.A.Andersson & al. Crenularia polygaloides (DC.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |