| Plants : Primulaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Anagallis tenella |
Description: Despite its common name, this attractive little plant is more often found in wet, marshy conditions in fens, lakeshores, and flushes. It is a creeping plant with circular leaves and an abundance of beautiful pale pink flowers. When not flowering it resembles the New Zealand willowherb.
All names: Anagallis tenella (L.) L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Anagallis tenella at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Anagallis tenella at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Anagallis tenella. (L.) L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3942. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |