Unknown s-dorrii-purple-leaf-blister

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Unknown | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: integral
Color: purple
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Alignment: integral
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Location: petiole, upper leaf, lower leaf, between leaf veins
Form: leaf blister
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Gallformers ID Notes

An irregular purple swelling and deformation on leaves of Salvia dorrii pilosa. Observed in February in California. Dissection of this gall revealed cecidomyiid larvae inside.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2024) Gallformers ID Notes©


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Gallformers Contributors
2024
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Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value s-dorrii-purple-leaf-blister on iNaturalist. You can view them here:
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