Umbilicus rupestris (Navelwort) - Wales, UK

6/6/17 Road from Ffald-y-Brenin to Jabes Vestry (Pontfaen), 

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, SW Wales, UK

6/6/17

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Navelwort

SPECIES: Umbilicus rupestris

FAMILY: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/6/2017

LOCATION: Road from Ffald-y-Brenin to Jabes Vestry (Pontfaen), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, SW Wales, UK

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From Wildflowers of Britain and Northern Europe by Andrew Cleave & Paul Sterry:

Distinctive hairless perennial with rounded, fleshy leaves with a 'navel' in the centre. Tall flower spikes support the tubular, drooping greenish-white flowers. Plants commonly grow on walls and rocks. Widespread and locally common in suitable habitats in western areas, but very scarce elsewhere and absent from the far north.

Flowering period: June-August

Habitat: Rocks & walls, often in the shade.