Unknown q-gambelii-hairy-spangle

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, white, tan
Texture: hairy
Abundance:
Shape: spangle/button
Season: Fall
Related:
Alignment: erect
Walls: thin
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
Common Name(s):
Synonymy:

Gallformers ID Notes

A small, solitary spangle gall observed on Quercus gambelii, with a hilum at the apex from which many long hairs emerge and eventually cover the upper surface of the gall. Observed in October-November in Utah.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


Further Information:
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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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