Taxonomy

Umbilicus rupestris | Navelwort | Cornán caisil

Distribution

Status

Native status

Native

Species Biology

Identification

  • Flowers from June to September
  • Numerous bell-shaped greenish-white flowers grow in spikes on pinkish, rounded stems
  • Each round, fleshy green leaf seems to have a little 'navel' in its centre

 Don’t confuse with Marsh Pennywort which is a smaller creeping plant with tiny pinkish-green flowers that occurs in fens and bogs. 

Habitat

Walls, cliffs and stony banks, woodland

Distribution

World distribution(GBIF)

Temporal change

Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024

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How can you help

This species is included in our early summer flowering plants project. If you see the species please submit your sighting. All information is very valuable.

Full list of species included in the early summer flowering plants project:

  1. Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
  2. Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
  3. Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
  4. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
  5. Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
  6. Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
  7. Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
  8. Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
  9. Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)
  10. Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)
  11. Silverweed (Potentilla anserine)
  12. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Further information

This species is included in the early summer flowering plants project which is a collaboration between the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the BSBI. It is hoped we can collect valuable data to improve our knowledge of the current distribution of some common plants. All data will be fully validated by both partners before loading to Biodiversity Maps and being made available to the BSBI.

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