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Epilobium montanum L. (Broad-leaved Willowherb)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Epilobium montanum Plant 11 January 2005 Berks England 14
Epilobium montanum Plant 2 June 2002 Berks England 5
Epilobium montanum Plant 2 June 2002 Berks England 4 10
Epilobium montanum Plant 28 June 1975 West Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Epilobium montanum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Epilobium
(willow-herbs)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Epilobium montanum:

Photos (live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Sphaerotheca epilobii - Willow Herb Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos (live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Sphaerotheca epilobii - Willow Herb Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos (live) live is parasitised by intercellular spores of telium Pucciniastrum epilobii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live may be infected and damaged by aecium Puccinia pulverulenta - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often causes weakness and yellowing of infected plants]
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria epilobii - a leaf-spot fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causing small, olivaceous, pale-centred spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia epilobii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous, sometimes circinate uredium Puccinia pulverulenta - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often causes weakness and yellowing of infected plants]
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous pycnium Puccinia pulverulenta - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often causes weakness and yellowing of infected plants]
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous, often circinate telium Puccinia pulverulenta - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often causes weakness and yellowing of infected plants]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous pseudostroma of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia montana - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale brown, often purple-bordered spots, 2-10mm diam.]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, clustered pseudothecium Venturia maculiformis - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by uredium Pucciniastrum epilobii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often causes red or yellow spots]
leaf (live, seedling) live, seedling leaf is parasitised by pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria alpicola - a leaf-spot fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [not forming leaf-spots]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph Pilidium concavum - a coelomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Pucciniastrum epilobii - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem is galled by larva Mompha divisella - a micro-moth (Lepidoptera: Momphidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986

Epilobium montanum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Epilobium
(willow-herbs)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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