The image, above, shows the pennywort plant (Umbilicusrupestris), left, with maturing seeds. The top, centre,
image shows the flower heads and the top, right, image shows the
maturing seed heads. Bottom right, the edible leaves and leaf
petioles (stems) are shown..
| Common Name: Pennywort |
| Scientific Name: Umbilicus rupestris |
| Other Names: Navelwort |
| Family: Crassulaceae |
| Range: Europe, from Britain and France south and east to N. Africa and the Mediterraean |
Physical Characteristics
Umbilicus rupestris is a hardy, evergreen Perennial plant, growing to 30cm (1 ft) by 5cm (1 in) in size. It is hardy to zone 7 and is not frost tender. The plant is in leaf year-round flowers in June to August and seeds ripen from July to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are insect and self-pollinated.
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| Edible Parts: Leaves |
 Edibility Rating: 3 
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| Known Hazards: None Known. |
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food guide to Pennywort along with all the Pennywort containing recipes presented on this site, with 1 recipes in total.
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Pennywort as a major wild food ingredient.
Pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, (also known as Navelwort) is a perennial succulent flowering plant in the Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family. The leaves are round and have an indentation in the middle (hence the name 'navelwort') and is found growing on walls and in damp rocky crevices. It is native to southern and western Europe and produces spikes of bell-shaped flowers that can grow from 6–7cm in height.
The leaves are very succulent and tender and have a pleasant flavour. They are a very useful salad vegetable, but should only be picked when green and where they grow in profusion. Being evergreen, this plant makes a very useful winter salad leaf. When the plant is in flower, the leaves are much more strongly-flavoured and not so pleasant in taste. At the moment, pennywort is one of the wild plants beloved of 'trendy' chefs. The plant can easily be processed into a bright green purée that lends colour to all kinds of dishes, particularly pastas, drinks, alcohols and ice creams.
[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Pennywort as a major wild food ingredient.
Pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris, (also known as Navelwort) is a perennial succulent flowering plant in the Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family. The leaves are round and have an indentation in the middle (hence the name 'navelwort') and is found growing on walls and in damp rocky crevices. It is native to southern and western Europe and produces spikes of bell-shaped flowers that can grow from 6–7cm in height.
The leaves are very succulent and tender and have a pleasant flavour. They are a very useful salad vegetable, but should only be picked when green and where they grow in profusion. Being evergreen, this plant makes a very useful winter salad leaf. When the plant is in flower, the leaves are much more strongly-flavoured and not so pleasant in taste. At the moment, pennywort is one of the wild plants beloved of 'trendy' chefs. The plant can easily be processed into a bright green purée that lends colour to all kinds of dishes, particularly pastas, drinks, alcohols and ice creams.
References:
[1]. David Evans Notes from field observations, tastings and cookery experiments.[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
The alphabetical list of all Pennywort recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1 recipes in total:
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| Fresh Pennywort Drink Origin: Britain |
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