• Height: 10–30 cm (sometimes taller in ideal conditions)

• Flower color: Pale pink to lilac with yellow center

• Leaves: Narrow, lance-shaped, forming a basal rosette

• Habitat: Shallow water, pond margins, marshes, wet sandy soils

Key Identification Features

• Small, delicate three-petaled flowers

• Slender flowering stems branching above the leaves

• Prefers acidic to neutral wet soils

• Often found in seasonally flooded areas

Native Range

• Western and Southern Europe

• Parts of North Africa

• Locally scarce in some regions and protected in parts of its range