Unknown q-alba-hairy-donut
The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Hosts: Quercus alba / Quercus montana
Detachable: detachable
Color: pink, white, yellow
Texture: hairy
Abundance:
Shape: spangle/button
Season: Fall, Summer
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Alignment: erect
Walls: thick
Location: lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form:
Cells: monothalamous
Possible Range:i
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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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A moderately sized, white-shading-to-pink, circular gall shaped like a donut or life preserver, on Quercus alba and montana. In the center it is recessed with a central black papilla. Unlike Neuroterus umbilicatus, which it otherwise resembles (and was formerly misidentified as), this gall is typically found alone or in small numbers, not in the dozens. A similar gall has been observed on Quercus muehlenbergii.
”- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©
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