Unknown q-berberidifolia-tapered-leaf-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: pink, purple
Texture: hairy
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Season: Spring
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Alignment: erect
Walls:
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
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Gallformers ID Notes

A moderately sized, elongate gall tapering gradually to a curved tip, with a pink-purple surface covered in short stellate hairs, attached to the lower side of a leaf of Quercus berberidifolia. Observed in California in April.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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