#subshrubs

• Aerva — A genus of herbaceous or subshrubby plants belonging to the Amaranthaceae family, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. These species are structurally characterized by alternate leaves and dense, tomentose or woolly inflorescences, often utilized in traditional Ayurvedic medicine due to their diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties.
• Aethionema — A genus of annual or perennial herbaceous or subshrubby plants belonging to the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family, primarily native to the limestone and rocky regions of the Mediterranean basin and Asia Minor. These plants are structurally characterized by often fleshy, glaucous leaves, dense racemose inflorescences made of small decorative pink, purple, or white flowers, and uniquely flattened silicles, being frequently cultivated in alpine rock gardens across temperate zones.