Epilobium tetragonum L.
(Square-stalked Willowherb)

Interactions where Epilobium tetragonum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Sphaerotheca epilobii Willow Herb Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Sphaerotheca epilobii/Sphaerotheca epilobiiwillow herb mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherblive (8-10)parasitises live
(live) live may be infected and damaged by aecium Puccinia pulverulenta a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pulverulenta/Puccinia pulverulentaa rust fungusaecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherblive aecium infects and damages live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pseudostroma of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Phaeoramularia punctiformis an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phaeoramularia punctiformis/Phaeoramularia punctiformisan anamorphic funguspseudostromaRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf (8-9)pseudostroma of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, greyish white to brown caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Phaeoramularia punctiformis an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phaeoramularia punctiformis/Phaeoramularia punctiformisan anamorphic fungusamphigenous, greyish white to browncaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf (8-9)amphigenous, greyish white to brown caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, rather inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia epilobiana an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia epilobiana/Ramularia epilobianaan anamorphic fungushypophyllous, rather inconspicuouscaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous, rather inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, minute, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria epilobii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria epilobii/Septoria epilobiia leaf-spot fungusamphigenous, minute, brownpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf (7-8)amphigenous, minute, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous, often circinate telium Puccinia pulverulenta a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pulverulenta/Puccinia pulverulentaa rust fungushypophyllous, often circinatetelium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous, often circinate telium infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous pycnium Puccinia pulverulenta a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pulverulenta/Puccinia pulverulentaa rust fungushypophyllouspycnium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous pycnium infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous, sometimes circinate uredium Puccinia pulverulenta a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia pulverulenta/Puccinia pulverulentaa rust fungushypophyllous, sometimes circinateuredium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium tetragonum/Epilobium tetragonumsquare-stalked willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous, sometimes circinate uredium infects and damages live leaf

Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Subtaxon Rank Featured
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references
Epilobium tetragonum ssp lamyi
Southern Willow-herb
Variety 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb)
GenusEpilobium (willow-herbs)
FamilyONAGRACEAE (willowherbs and evening primroses)
OrderMYRTALES (willowherbs, loosestrifes, gums and tea-trees)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb)

Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb):

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