Unknown q-gambelii-budding-stem-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: gray, green
Texture: stiff, hairless
Abundance: occasional
Shape:
Season: Fall
Related:
Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: stem
Form: stem club
Cells: polythalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:
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Plant Galls of the Western United States

Unknown #44
Budding-stem-gall wasp
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Hosts: Quercus gambelii, turbinella

The integral, polythalamous stem galls of this wasp species, found on Gambel and shrub live oaks, usually have several active buds developing on the gall surface in October, when they are fresh.

Range: Santa Catalina Mountains, AZ

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


Further Information:
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