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.
Gallformers ID Notes
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An abrupt swelling on the bud of Iva annua. The gall is succulent, false-chambered and appears to have a mycelium lining. The larvae within is apparantly hymnopteran, although whether this represents the gall-inducer itself or an inquiline is unknown.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value i-annua-swollen-bud-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: