Unknown q-douglasii-hidden-multicell-bud-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cynipidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, gray, tan
Texture:
Abundance:
Shape: cluster
Season: Spring, Fall
Related:
Alignment:
Walls: thick
Location: bud
Form: hidden cell
Cells: polythalamous
Possible Range:i
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Gallformers ID Notes

Slightly enlarged round buds of Quercus douglasii, containing multiple cells hidden under bud scales. Internal cells are surrounded by thick woody walls and packed tightly with each other to form one integral cluster, usually noticeable by several exit holes through external bud scales.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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