Epilobium ciliatum Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1808 (Family Onagraceae)
Height: 30-80cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September
(Earliest: 27.5)
Origin: North America
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Biotopes: |
Meadows |
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Flower Visitors: |
Pieris rapae |
Brassicogethes aeneus |
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Seed Dispersal: |
Wind |
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Parasites: |
Pucciniastrum epilobii |
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Possible Parasites: |
Liriomyza strigata |
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Herbivores: |
Altica palustris |
Cepaea |
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Possible Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Lacanobia oleracea |
Mesotype didymata |
Spilosoma lutea Larva |
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Several Tenthredinidae |
Psylliodes picina |
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Sapivores: |
Aphis epilobiaria |
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Possible Sapivores: |
Aphis frangulae beccabungae |
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Possible Granivores: |
Rhopalus maculatus |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
American Willowherb
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