Unknown p-occidentalis-witches-broom
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Hosts: Platanus occidentalis
Detachable: integral
Color: gray
Texture: leafy
Abundance:
Shape: cluster
Season: Summer
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Walls:
Location: petiole, leaf midrib, on leaf veins, between leaf veins, stem
Form: witches broom
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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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Leafy witches' broom on Platanus occidentalis causing leaves to shrink and deform (lacking the typical lobed appearance) densely around tips of new growth.
Observed in Virginia in June.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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