Unknown h-occidentalis-flower-cluster-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Hosts: Helianthus occidentalis
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: pubescent
Abundance:
Shape: cluster
Season: Summer
Related:
Alignment: integral
Walls: thin
Location: flower
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy: 
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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Tightly clustered, pubescent, light green galls on the flowers of Helianthus occidentalis, causing petals and florets to stunt and warp. Each gall is monothalamous. Internally, the galls are lined with a white fuzz.
Observed in Minnesota in September.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©
Further Information:
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