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Navelwort (Wall Pennywort) Stonecrop family
Umbilicus rupestris Crassulaceae

Navelwort (or Wall Pennywort) grows in walls and on roadside banks mainly in the West Country. It has a tall central spike from which hang greenish-white cylindrical bell-shaped flowers. The circular leaves are attached to the base and stem by long fleshy stalks which resembles hollow-centred navels.

Navelwort plants Navelwort flowers Navelwort leaves




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