Unknown q-chrysolepis-ball-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: brown, red
Texture: hairless
Abundance: rare
Shape:
Season: Summer
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thick
Location: upper leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells:
Possible Range:i
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

Unknown #26
Ball-gall wasp
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Hosts: Quercus chrysolepis

The round, monothalamous galls of this wasp species occur mostly on the dorsal surfaces of canyon live oak. These spring galls cannot be detached without tearing the leaf, as a small amount of gall tissue protrudes on the ventral side.

Range: Siskiyou county, CA

- Russo, Ronald A. : (2021) Plant Galls of the Western United States©


Further Information:
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