| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Umbilicus horizontalis (Guss.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 3: 400 (1828) |
| Native Range | Medit. to w. Iran and Arabian Peninsula, Macaronesia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Description | lower leaves orbiculate, peltate, convex, sinuate, stem leaves dense, linear-aristate, flowers horizontal in long, compact spike, corolla tubular, lobes acute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous succulent |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon horizontalis Guss. Cotyledon peltata J.C.Wendl. Cotyledon pendulina Batt. Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. amphitropa Batt. Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. horizontalis (Guss.) Menezes Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris ssp. horizontalis (Guss.) Batt. Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. suberecta Maire Cotyliphyllum horizontale (Guss.) Link Umbilicus horizontalis var. purpurascens Prantl Umbilicus maroccanus Gand. Umbilicus pendulinus var. horizontalis (Guss.) Post Umbilicus rodriguezii Gand. Umbilicus rupestris ssp. horizontalis (Guss.) O.Bolós & Vigo Umbilicus vulgaris ssp. horizontalis (Guss.) Batt. & Trab. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores, CNY Canary Is., MDR Madeira, SEL Selvagens) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen) |