BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Lythrum salicaria L. (Purple-loosestrife)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Lythrum salicaria	In flower	28 July 2001	Berks	England	1
Lythrum salicaria	In flower	28 July 2001	Berks	England	5
Lythrum salicaria	Plant	30 July 1971	South Devon	England	2

Suggested Literature

Lythrum salicaria may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Lythrum salicaria:

		is foodplant of larva	Phytobius comari - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
		is parasitised by	Erysiphe lythri - Loosestrife Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)		Ing, B., 1990 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Coremiella dematiaceous anamorph	Coremiella cubispora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dying)	dying leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous colony of Stenella dematiaceous anamorph	Stenella lythri - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Causes a reddening of the upper surface. Sometimes covering almost the whole leaf surface.]
	leaf (dying)	dying leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Coremiella dematiaceous anamorph	Coremiella cubispora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Altica lythri - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Altica lythri - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Altica palustris - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Altica palustris - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Aphthona lutescens - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Aphthona lutescens - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Lythraria salicariae - Loosestrife Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Lythraria salicariae - Loosestrife Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Psylliodes picina - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Psylliodes picina - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Galerucella calmariensis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Galerucella calmariensis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Galerucella pusilla - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by imago	Galerucella pusilla - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Ametastegia equiseti - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1952
	ovules	ovules may contain larva	Nanophyes marmoratus - Loosestrife Weevil (Coleoptera: Nanophyidae)		Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	rootstock (woody)	rootstock (woody) may contain larva	Hylobius transversovittatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	stem (base) (dead)	dead stem (base) is decayed by apothecium	Lachnum salicariae - an ascomycete fungus (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [on outside and inside]
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Coremiella dematiaceous anamorph	Coremiella cubispora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody	Sistotrema octosporum - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Sistotremataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	stem (dying)	dying stem is decayed by effuse colony of Coremiella dematiaceous anamorph	Coremiella cubispora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Lythrum salicaria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References