Crassulaceae FAMILY
Umbilicus rupestris
Umbilicus rupestris
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Umbilicus rupestris is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, from Britain and France south and east to N. Africa and the Mediterraean.
HabitatCrevices of rocks and walls, especially in acid and damp conditions[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 53 Title The Wild Garden. Publication Author De. Bray. L. Publisher Year ISBN Description Interesting reading. ]. Avoids alkaline soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].