Unknown q-douglasii-pointed-bud-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: pink, white, yellow
Texture: hairless, striped
Abundance:
Shape: globular
Season: Spring
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thick
Location: bud
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:
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Cynipid Galls of the Pacific Slope

Quercus douglasii, dumosa, garryana
Stem galls, bud galls
Globular with a nipple, with pink stripes or smooth (parasitized?). Fig 165

Fig 165. Unknown bud gall with pinkish stripes, pointed at apex, 2.8 mm. in dia. On Q-douglasii in spring. Occurs on Q. dumosa and garryana also. The smooth one is thought to have been attacked by guests or parasites.

- LH Weld: (1957) Cynipid Galls of the Pacific Slope©

Reference: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924018313555&view=1up&seq=88


Further Information:
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