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.
Cynipid Galls of the Pacific Slope
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Quercus douglasii, dumosa
Stem galls, bud galls
Spherical, smooth, tan, dia 2.6 mm. May. Fig 87.
Unknown bud gall. On Q dumosa and douglasii, early spring. Apr 7 (Ojai).
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-douglasii-spherical-bud-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: