Unknown q-alba-vein-bend
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Hosts: Quercus alba
Detachable: integral
Color: green
Texture: hairy, hairless
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Season: Fall
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Alignment: integral
Walls:
Location: leaf midrib, on leaf veins
Form: leaf curl
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On Quercus alba. Not clear whether the damage to the vein is caused by the inducer or some secondary feeding
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Gallformers ID Notes
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A slight swelling and twisting of the midrib or major side vein of Quercus alba, causing the leaf to bend sharply toward the ground. Multiple swellings may occur along the same leaf, causing the leaf to curl substantially. Observed in Michigan in September.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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