Horizontal navelwort
Umbilicus horizontalis

Family: Crassulaceae

What it is like

A fleshy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a fattened root stock. It grows 25 cm tall. The leaves are succulent and strap shaped. They are 7 cm wide and grow in rings. The flowers are bell-shaped and in thick clusters. They are pale green.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Crete, Egypt, Eritrea, Europe, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sicily, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aricchia di vecchia, Campanitas, Paracqua

Synonyms

Cotyledon horizontalis Guss.; Umbilicus gaditanus Boiss.; and others