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.
Plant Galls of the Western United States
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Dasineura sp.
Fold-gall midge
Hosts: Rubus parviflorus
The affected leaf's midrib and lateral veins are swollen and distorted with folds tightly bound together.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value r-parviflorus-fold-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: