Unknown g-californica-witches-broom

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Unknown | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: pink, white, green, purple
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Season: Fall
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Location: bud, upper leaf, lower leaf, flower
Form: witches broom
Cells: not applicable
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Gallformers ID Notes

A terminal bud on an inflorescence of Gutierrezia californica, altered by an unknown gall inducer to form a dense cluster of swollen purplish leaflets/bracts surrounding flower buds. Observed in California in November.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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