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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Raised linear pockets along the midrib of Quercus imbricaria, with a short fuzzy texture on the underside, possibly erineum. The pockets cause the leaf to bend toward the ground. Observed in Ohio in May and July.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-imbricaria-midrib-pocket on iNaturalist. You can view them here: