Not to be confused with : Sea Purslane nor with Common Purslane [plants with similar names but belonging to differing families].

Not to be mistaken for: Spring Beauty. The basal leaves emanate from a pinkish bulbous base, like those of Spring Beauty with which it shares the same Genus name, and which are terminated by an Ace-of-Spades shaped leaf almost identical to that of Spring Beauty. The flowers are up to three times larger than those of Spring Beauty. Whereas Spring Beauty has a fused leaf from which flower stalks emerge, Pink Purslane has a couple of un-fused Ace-of-Spades shaped leaves opposite each other from which flowering stalks bifurcate.

Some similarities to : Pink Sorrel, French Cranesbill, Druce's Cranesbill, Herb Robert and several other Cranesbills in that the flowers are pink with five petals.

Stem leaves somewhat similar to those of Greater Periwinkle.

Compare the white version with: Grass Of Parnassus, which also has five white petals with yellow splodges. The two are not in any way confusable, just oddly congruent.

Occupies damp shady places, such as woods and beside gloomy streams. The Claytonia Genus, of which Pink Purslane is a member, was once ascribed to the Portulaceae (Purslane Family), but on closer inspection has since been moved to a new Montiaceae (Blinks Family).

A non-native plant that was introduced to the UK in the 18th Century, and has since spread widely.

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