Pink purslane (Claytonia sibirica) can grow as an annual or perennial, reach a height of up to 40 centimetres and flower from April to June. Its leaves and flowers are edible.
In Europe, it is planted as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens. In some regions it can also be found growing wild.
The pictures shown here were taken in a forest near Putten in the Netherlands. There, pink purslane grows in several places and also covers larger areas.
The original distribution area of Claytonia sibirica is in Kamchatka, Canada and the north-west of the USA (source).
Its habitats include forests, forest edges, bushes and roadsides. Pink purslane does not cope well with sandy and well-drained soil, it does best in humus-rich and evenly moist soil.
