NAVELWORT |
UMBILICUS RUPESTRIS |
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DESCRIPTION: Height up to 15cm tall. A very distinctive plant with rounded, fleshy leaves that have a somewhat depressed centre. The flowers spikes have a red stem bearing numerous greenish bell-shaped flowers. The leaves are edible. DISTRIBUTION: Mainly western Britain. HABITAT: Dry stone walls and stony banks. Quite often in shady areas. FLOWERING TIME: June to August. |