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Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb.) Dandy

Oreille-d'abbé (fr), Ombilic rupestre (fr), Nombril-de-Vénus (fr), Ombilic des rochers (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Umbilicus

Characteristics

A herb which forms tubers and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves near the base are round. They have a long stalk. The edges of the leaves are scalloped. The leaves up the stem become gradually smaller up the stem. The flowers are pale green to creamy white and can have a pink tinge. They are tube shaped and 7-10 mm long. They hang down. They grow in long tapered groups.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

It is a temperate plant. They grow on rocks, cliffs and old walls. They grow in coastal and mountain regions.
More
Crevices of rocks and walls, especially in acid and damp conditions. Avoids alkaline soils.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-9
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The leaves are eaten in salads. They can be fried with other vegetables.
Uses environmental use medicinal ornamental
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Umbilicus rupestris habit picture by izzy oh (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris habit picture by Sans Attaches (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris habit picture by Patrick Behr (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Umbilicus rupestris leaf picture by Faris (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris leaf picture by Verónica Rodríguez Vicente (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris leaf picture by chantal Bellenoue (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Umbilicus rupestris flower picture by Pierre-Damien LEDUC (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris flower picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris flower picture by Johanna Mayrhofer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Umbilicus rupestris fruit picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Umbilicus rupestris fruit picture by Alla Mashanova (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Umbilicus rupestris world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, India, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277005-1
WFO ID wfo-0000415401
COL ID 7DGHH
BDTFX ID 70339
INPN ID 128215
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Umbilicus patulus Umbilicus simplex Umbilicus neglectus Umbilicus vulgaris Umbilicus pendulinus Umbilicus deflexus Cotyledon ombilicus Cotyledon rupestris Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris Umbilicus aetneus Cotyledon tuberosa Cotyledon umbilicata Cotyledon umbilicifolia Cotyliphyllum erectum Cotyliphyllum umbilicus Cotyledon neglecta Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. tuberosa Umbilicus umbilicatus Umbilicus rupestris

Lower taxons

Umbilicus rupestris var. truncatus Umbilicus rupestris var. velenovskyi
WorldFloraDB 2024