Navel Wort
Umbilicus botryoides ?
Among boulders on the Elgeyo Escarpment near Iten, Kenya. July 2014. Elevation 2100m.
FLOWERS: Small, pendulent flowers spikes about 10 cm and pinkish in color.
SUCCULENT: Less than 20cm tall.
LEAVES: Thick, succulent leaves are orb-shped with undulating margins, and affixed to the petiole near their center.
RANGE: .
FRUIT: Dry capsules.
UNARMED
Crassulaceae -- Sedum or Orpine Family
More Information:
- Book: Upland Kenya Wild Flowers and Ferns by A. D. Q. Agnew, 3rd Revised Edition, 2013, Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society
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