Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.
Gallformers ID Notes
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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.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-alba-hairy-petiole-cluster on iNaturalist. You can view them here: