Epilobium hirsutum Linnaeus 1753 (Family Onagraceae)
Height: 60-150cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering June - September
(Earliest: 26.6)
| Protective Chemicals | 
| Flavonoids | 
Hyperoside | 
| Other Phenolics | 
Gallic, Methoxygallic, & Protocatechuic Acids | 
| Other Acids | 
Linolenic | 
| 
Biotopes: | 
 
 Hedge Rows | 
| 
Flower Visitors: | 
 
 Several Apidae | 
 
 Several Pieridae | 
 
 
 Thymelicus lineola | 
 
 
 Thymelicus sylvestris | 
 | 
 
 
 Aglais urticae | 
 
 
 Autographa gamma | 
 
 Several Syrphidae | 
 
 
 Siphona geniculata | 
 | 
 
 
 Delia floralis | 
| 
Parasites: | 
 
 Venturia maculiformis | 
 
 Podosphaera epilobii | 
 
 Pucciniastrum epilobii | 
 
 Several Momphidae | 
| 
Possible Parasites: | 
 
 Liriomyza strigata | 
| 
Herbivores: | 
 
 Deilephila elpenor | 
 
 Deilephila porcellus Larva | 
 
 Clepsis spectrana | 
 
 Cnephasia incertana | 
 | 
 
 Naenia typica Larva | 
 
 Ecliptopera silaceata Larva | 
 
 Several Chrysomelidae | 
 
 Auleutes epilobii | 
 | 
 
 Empria excisa Larva | 
 
 Tenthredo colon | 
| 
Possible Herbivores: | 
 
 Several Tortricidae | 
 
 Lacanobia oleracea | 
 
 Mesotype didymata | 
 
 Spilosoma lutea Larva | 
 | 
 
 Several Tenthredinidae | 
 
 Psylliodes picina | 
| 
Sapivores: | 
 
 Several Miridae | 
 
 Aphis epilobiaria | 
 
 Aphis epilobii | 
 
 Peribalus strictus | 
| 
Possible Sapivores: | 
 
 Aphis frangulae beccabungae | 
| 
Granivores: | 
 
 Adelphocoris lineolatus Nymph | 
 
 Liocoris tripustulatus | 
| 
Possible Granivores: | 
 
 Rhopalus maculatus | 
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Great Willowherb
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