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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A globular, hairless, pink-green, abrupt swelling on the upper stem of Oenothera lindheimeri. Observed in Texas in October. Tentatively assumed to be induced by a moth in the genus Mompha based on similar galls known from other Oenothera species.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value o-lindheimeri-stem-swelling on iNaturalist. You can view them here: