Unknown q-geminata-split-stem-swelling

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
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Texture: ruptured/split
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Gallformers ID Notes

A tapered, elongated stem swelling on Quercus geminata causing long, rough splits in the bark along the length of the twig. An old gall was observed in October in Florida.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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