UMBILICUS RUPESTRIS
Author:
James Edgar Dandy, 1948
Family:
CRASSULACEAE
Origin:
Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corse, Croatia, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sicily, Sinai, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey
Elevation:
Publisher:
Dandy. (1948). In: Riddelsd., Hedley & Price, Fl. Gloucestershire 611.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cotyledon neglecta, Cout.
Cotyledon ombilicus, Lam.
Cotyledon rupestris, Salisb.
Cotyledon tuberosa, Halácsy.
Cotyledon umbilicata, Lam.
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Cotyledon umbilicifolia, Stokes.
Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris, L.
Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. tuberosa, L.
Cotyliphyllum erectum, Link.
Cotyliphyllum umbilicus, Link.
Umbilicus aetneus, Tornab.
Umbilicus deflexus, Pomel.
Umbilicus neglectus, Rothm. & P.Silva
Umbilicus patulus, Pomel.
Umbilicus pendulinus, DC.
Umbilicus simplex, K.Koch.
Umbilicus umbilicatus, Breistr.
Umbilicus vulgaris, Batt. & Trab.
This member of the Crassulaceae family was given this name by James Edgar Dandy in 1948. It is found in England, France, Spain, Portugal and south west Turkey, growing between rocks and in old brick-walls. Needs to be kept moist, and can do with little to much sun. It will stay green in winter and it can't stand frost. The tuberous root will grow to two centimetres in diameter, the leaves to ten centimetres in height. The 30 centimetres high flowers are pale green, and besides seeds, it can be reproduced by leaf cuttings and dividing of the roots.
The genera name means 'navel', as to dimpled leaf centres. The species name means 'rock-growing'. Wild plant from England. Wild plant from England. Wild plant from Lisbon, Portugal.
Flower
Pale Green
Soil
Rocks, Brick-Walls
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
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