Insight into Navelwort or Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris): native and common in the west of the British Isles, it flowers from June to September. The leaves have a navel-like depression in the centre.
It’s a member of the Stonecrop (Crassulaceae) family.
The leaves are edible and are said to have a pleasant, mild flavour in winter and early spring, being less appealing in the summer.
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