Umbilicus rupestris

Scientific name: Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb.) Dandy
Common name: Pennywort, Navelwort

Description
Habit: A hairless biennial, to 30 cm high.
Stems: Erect.
Leaves: Forming a basal rosette and alternate on the stem; basal leaves 3-6 cm, fleshy, round, slightly toothed, peltate and long-stalked.
Flowers: White, actinomorphic, 5 mm across, in a simple raceme; sepals 5; petals 5, free; stamens 8; carpels 5.
Fruits: A collection of small follicles.

Habitat: Rocks and walls.
Distribution: Rare.

Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: No

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