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Crassulaceae
Navelwort
Umbilicus rupestris
Adaptability and shelter.
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Umbilicus
- Native to
- Western Europe, Mediterranean
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 6-16 inches
- Sunlight
- partial shade to shade
- Soil
- rocky, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Navelwort gets its name from the round, succulent leaves that have a central dimple resembling a navel.
- It grows naturally in cracks of walls and rocks, earning it the alternative name 'wall pennywort.'
- The fleshy leaves are edible and have a mild, crunchy texture, traditionally eaten in salads in some regions.
- In folk medicine, the leaves were applied to wounds and burns as a natural poultice.
- The bell-shaped flowers hang in long drooping spikes that can reach over a foot in length.
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