Epilobium obscurum Schreb.
(Short-fruited Willowherb)

Interactions where Epilobium obscurum 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 UK/Ireland Podosphaera epilobii Willow Herb Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera epilobii/Podosphaera epilobiiwillow herb mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium obscurum/Epilobium obscurumshort-fruited willowherblive (8-10)parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pseudostroma of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Phaeoramularia punctiformis an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phaeoramularia punctiformis/Phaeoramularia punctiformisan anamorphic funguspseudostromaRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium obscurum/Epilobium obscurumshort-fruited 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 Foreign Phaeoramularia punctiformis an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phaeoramularia punctiformis/Phaeoramularia punctiformisan anamorphic fungusamphigenous, greyish white to browncaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium obscurum/Epilobium obscurumshort-fruited 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 UK/Ireland 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 causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Epilobium obscurum/Epilobium obscurumshort-fruited willowherbliveleaf (8)hypophyllous, rather inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph 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 obscurum/Epilobium obscurumshort-fruited willowherbliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf

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

Epilobium obscurum (Short-fruited Willowherb) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpilobium obscurum (Short-fruited 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 obscurum (Short-fruited Willowherb)

Epilobium obscurum (Short-fruited 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 obscurum (Short-fruited Willowherb):

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