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.
Plant Galls of the Western United States
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This midge induces clusters of bristle-covered, round to tubular, monothalamous bud galls on the stems of catclaw. Fresh galls are usually green and round with soft bristles.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value s-greggii-tube-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: