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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Tight and profuse bud proliferation on Forestiera pubescens, creating a black-red-brown color and intricately rough-folded texture similar to the galls induced by Aceria parapopuli. Observed in New Mexico in January.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value f-pubescens-bud-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: