Unknown q-alba-hairy-petiole-cluster

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: red, yellow, green
Texture: hairy
Abundance: rare
Shape: globular
Season: Fall
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Location: petiole
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Gallformers ID Notes

A pair of globular greenish-tan galls found on the petiole of Quercus alba in October in Virginia. The galls were covered in short, straight, white hairs. The larger of the pair had a ring of red tissue at its apex.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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