Epilobium montanum L.
(Broad-leaved Willowherb)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 sporangium UK/Ireland Plasmopara epilobii a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
The return of Peronospora arthurii, and some other fungi from Oenothera, Spooner, B., 2013
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara epilobii/Plasmopara epilobiia downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Podosphaera epilobii Willow Herb Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera epilobii/Podosphaera epilobiiwillow herb mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive (8-10)conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Podosphaera epilobii Willow Herb Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera epilobii/Podosphaera epilobiiwillow herb mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive (8-10)cleistothecium 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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive aecium infects and damages live
(live) live is parasitised by intercellular spores of telium Pucciniastrum epilobii Willowherb Rust, Fuchsia Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum epilobii/Pucciniastrum epilobiiwillowherb rust, fuchsia rustintercellularsporestelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive (8-10)intercellular spores of telium parasitises live
leaf (live, often red or yellow spotted) live, often red or yellow spotted leaf is spotted by uredium Pucciniastrum epilobii Willowherb Rust, Fuchsia Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum epilobii/Pucciniastrum epilobiiwillowherb rust, fuchsia rusturedium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive, often red or yellow spottedleaf (8-10)uredium causes spots on live, often red or yellow spotted leaf
leaf (live, seedling) live, seedling leaf is parasitised by pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria alpicola a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter foray, Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria alpicola/Septoria alpicolaa leaf-spot funguspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblive, seedlingleaf (7-9)pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live, seedling leaf
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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved 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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbliveleaf (8-9)amphigenous, greyish white to brown caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, minute, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria epilobii a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
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 causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbliveleaf (7-8)amphigenous, minute, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, clustered pseudothecium Venturia maculiformis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia maculiformis/Venturia maculiformisan ascomyceteepiphyllous, clusteredpseudothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbliveleaf (5-9)epiphyllous, clustered pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia epilobii 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 epilobii/Puccinia epilobiia rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises 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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved 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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved 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 montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous, sometimes circinate uredium infects and damages live leaf
stem stem is galled by larva Mompha divisella Neat Cosmet Lepidoptera: Momphidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Momphidae/Mompha divisella/Mompha divisellaneat cosmetlarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbstem larva causes gall of stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph Pilidium concavum a coelomycete Helotiales: Chaetomellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Pilidium concavum/Pilidium concavuma coelomyceteconidiomaPilidium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherbdeadstem conidioma of Pilidium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by uredium Pucciniastrum epilobii Willowherb Rust, Fuchsia Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum epilobii/Pucciniastrum epilobiiwillowherb rust, fuchsia rusturedium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium montanum/Epilobium montanumbroad-leaved willowherblivestem (8-10)uredium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W., 1980New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter forayTBMS Vol 74 (3): 567-577.
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
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spooner, B., 2013The return of Peronospora arthurii, and some other fungi from OenotheraField Mycology vol 14 (1): 21-23.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpilobium montanum (Broad-leaved 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 montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb)

Epilobium montanum (Broad-leaved 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 montanum (Broad-leaved Willowherb):

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