Unknown q-oblongifolia-erupted-gall

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

Unknown #46
Erupted-gall wasp
[Page 181]

Hosts: Quercus oblongifolia, turbinella

These galls generally appear as if they had erupted from the stem, expanding into various ill-defined shapes, which change based on the angle of view.

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


Further Information:
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