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Lythrum portula (L.) D.Webb (Water-purslane)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Lythrum portula In fruit 30 July 2006 Berks England 3 16
Lythrum portula Plant 22 July 1978 West Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Privately published
Poland, J., 2007 Maddening Mimics: a belated reply

Lythrum portula may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Lythrum portula:

is foodplant of larva Phytobius olssoni - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (secondary) stem (secondary) is galled by larva Nanophyes gracilis - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Nanophyidae) Restricted Bullock, J.A., 1992

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

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations

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