Wall Pennywort

Navelwort
Budding Umbilicus rupestris in Instow, North Devon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Umbilicus
Species:
U. rupestris
Binomial name
Umbilicus rupestris
(Salisb.) Dandy
Synonyms

Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris L.
Cotyledon rupestris Salisb., nom. inval.
Umbilicus pendulinus DC.
Cotyledon neglecta Cout.
Umbilicus neglectus (Cout.) Rothm. & P.Silva
Cotyledon umbilicus Britten

Wall pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris), also called navelwort, or penny-pies, is a fleshy, perennial, edible flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae in the genus Umbilicus so named for its umbilicate (navel-like) leaves.

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