Unknown c-umbellata-leafy-bract-gall
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Hosts: Comandra umbellata
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: leafy, succulent
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Shape: globular, rosette
Season: Spring, Summer
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Walls: thick
Location: bud
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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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Leafy rosette galls on the apical stem of Comandra umbellata. Galls are internally juicy and thick-walled with several larave within, and externally covered in overlapping leafy bracts that give the appearance of a rosette.
Observed in Iowa in June.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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