Unknown s-ciliata-gourd-gall

The inducer of this gall is unknown or undescribed.
Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Unknown
Detachable: detachable
Color: brown, green
Texture: hairless, mottled
Abundance:
Shape: conical
Season: Summer
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Location: fruit
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Gallformers ID Notes

A gourd-like gall observed projecting from the apparent fruit of a Scleria sedge, possibly Scleria ciliata based on range. The gall is mottled with brown, and appears as a swelling of the sedge's fruit.

Observed in Alabama in July.

- Gallformers Contributors: (2023) Gallformers ID Notes©


Further Information:
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