| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Umbilicus rupestris (Salisb.) Dandy |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon rupestris Salisb. |
| Umbilicus deflexus Pomel | |
| Umbilicus pendulinus DC. | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | rootstock tuberous, basal leaves orbiculate-rhombic, broadly crenate, 2-7cm wide, upwards smaller and reniform to linear, flowers 1cm long, tubular, pendent, in raceme |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | straw yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Ireland ) Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Azores , Madeira ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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