Pink Purslane - Claytonia sibirica

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    Description

    Low, hairless plant. Basal leaves in lax rosette, oval, stalked. Stem leaves not closely united. Flowers, pink, rarely white 8 to 10 mm, the petals deeply notched.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Damp habitats, woods and shady stream banks on acid sandy soil.

    When to see it

    April to July.

    Life History

    Annual

    UK Status

    Naturalised and fairly widespread but local in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Uncommon and local in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 6 of the 617 tetrads.

    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      11 May 2012
    • Barbara Cooper
      Beacon Hill
      21 May 2015
    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      11 May 2012
    • grahamstocks
      Rothley Common
      03 June 2015
    • Graham Calow
      Sharnford
      15 April 2014
    • David Gould
      Narborough Bog, Leics
      09 May 2016

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      11 May 2012
    • Graham Calow
      Sharnford
      15 April 2014
    • grahamstocks
      Rothley Common
      03 June 2015
    • David Nicholls
      20 Acre Piece
      11 May 2012
    • Alan Semper
      Barnsdale Gdns
      14 May 2019
    • Alan Semper
      Barnsdale Gdns
      14 May 2019