Umbilicus Rupestris, Wall Pennywort



Common names:
Wall pennywort, navelwort
Scientific name:
Umbilicus rupestris
Main flower color:
Range:
Wales, west Scotland and south and west England
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Rock outcrops, old walls, hedgebanks
Flowers:
The corolla is off-white in colour, around 10 mm long, drooping, tubular, with five tiny, triangular lobes at the tip. At the base is a very short, green, five lobed calyx. Flowers are produced in an unbranched, elongated cluster, along most of the reddish-green stem
Leaves:
Round, fleshy, up to 7 cm across, attached at the centre (which is slightly sunken) by a thick, relatively long stalk, and lined by rounded teeth. Mostly basal
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★