Taphrina p-fremontii-leaf-blister

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Taphrinaceae | Genus: Taphrina
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Form: leaf blister
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Gallformers ID Notes

This is an undescribed gall seen twice in Imperial County, California. Very tentative assignment to Taphrina is based on the convex/concave form of the blister and the fact that Prunus species are susceptible to a variety of host-species-specific species of Taphrina.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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