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Epilobium hirsutum L. (Great Willowherb, Greater Hairy Willowherb)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Epilobium hirsutum In flower 28 July 2001 Berks England 4
Epilobium hirsutum Plant 27 August 1970 East Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Epilobium hirsutum 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 hirsutum:

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 conidial anamorph Sphaerotheca epilobii - Willow Herb Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
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 (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thinly scattered apothecium Pezizella punctoidea - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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
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 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 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 is spotted by hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia epilobiana - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale greyish-brown spots up to 8mm diam., sometimes with purplish-brown margins and surrounded by yellow haloes.]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, clustered pseudothecium Venturia maculiformis - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes small (1-1.5mm diam.) dark brown spots ]
Photos 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
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo colon - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpent conidioma of Chaetospermum coelomycetous anamorph Chaetospermum chaetosporum - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph Chalara urceolata - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Lophiostoma caudatum - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Lophiostomataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [in marshy places]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, stalked apothecium Crocicreas sellingensis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Hymenoscyphus repandus - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by scattered, subsessile apothecium Dasyscyphus castaneus - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Lachnum nudipes var. minor - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by long stalked apothecium Lachnum virgineum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Lasiobelonium nidulum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Unguicularia dilatopilosa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Unguicularia incarnatina - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by solitary or clustered apothecium Hyalinia dilutella - a discomycete (Orbiliaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Phragmocephala dematiaceous anamorph Phragmocephala elliptica - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by subcuticular to erumpent conidioma of Pseudolachnea coelomycetous anamorph Pseudolachnea hispidula - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial colony of Sarcopodium dematiaceous anamorph Sarcopodium circinatum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe epilobii - a valsoid pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium Nectria ellisii - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [growing in damp places]
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, in small groups, weakly clypeate perithecium Discostroma tostum - an ascomycete fungus (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, solitary or grouped, clypeate perithecium Anthostomella clypeoides - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (woody) (dead) dead stem (woody) is decayed by sunken apothecium Stictis stellata - a discomycete (Ostropales: Stictidaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

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

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

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
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

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