Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski in Micevski (1998).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, from West Europe to the Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Shaded places in rocky terrains, usually found on the edges of woods and forests where the rocks and cliffs are shaded by the trees.
Flowering time: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – habit. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – inflorescence. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – terminal part of inflorescence. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers and bracts. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – flowers. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – base of inflorescence with developing branches. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – spent inflorescence from the previous year. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – spent inflorescence from the previous year. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – lower part of stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – lower part of stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – cauline leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – cauline leaves; lower part of inflorescence with bracts. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaves. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – basal leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Umbilicus rupestris – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – “Ratkova Skala” region between the villages of Shtalkovica and Ratkovica, 07.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Umbilicus DC. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1039 – 1041.
Umbilicus DC. Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 351-352.
