Unknown s-ciliata-gourd-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Hosts: Scleria ciliata
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, green
Texture: hairless, mottled
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Shape: conical
Season: Summer
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Location: fruit
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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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A gourd-like gall observed projecting from the apparent fruit of a Scleria sedge, possibly Scleria ciliata based on range. The gall is mottled with brown, and appears as a swelling of the sedge's fruit.
Observed in Alabama in July.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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