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Unknown r-californica-pouch-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.

Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown

Hosts: Rosa californica

Detachable: integral

Color: gray, red, green

Texture: pubescent

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Walls: thin

Location: leaf midrib

Form: pocket

Cells: monothalamous

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image of Unknown r-californica-pouch-gall

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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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Purse-like galls on Rosa californica. The galls fold the leaves inwards, and discolor them to a pinkish-red color, which turns maroon with age.

Observed in California in May (2) and July.

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- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes^©

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Gallformers ID Notes

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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value r-californica-pouch-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: