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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Tapered stem swellings of Acalypha ostryifolia. The galls are red to green in color, and have a succulent interior. They each contain several small, orange larva. Observed in Ohio in October.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value a-ostryifolia-stem-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: