Leaves are peltate, having a roughly circular shape and frequently a comparatively long petiole. The flower stems are shorter than the petioles and bare tiny, pinkish flowers.

The leaves are similar to Navelwort but this found in much dryer habitats such as walls and quarries.

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Marshland, wet grassland, bogs, fens and lake margins

Flowers June to August.

Perennial.

Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

Local in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the Flora of Leicestershire (Primavesi and Evans 1988) it was found in 14 of the 617 tetrads, and and in the Flora of Rutland (Messenger 1971) in 2 tetrads. Recent records are from Charnwood Forest only.