Growing mostly in boggy ground and sometimes actually in the water this plant has long lanceolate leaves and a delicate pink flower with a club shaped stigma. E. palustre has been recorded from almost everywhere in the British Isles and Ireland with a very few exceptions near the Fen country in England.

Southport, Lancashire 23rd July 2005

Added on October 26th 2005, updated 30th December 2008, updated 29th March 2010, updated 21st July 2013