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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A globular swelling in the stem of Stachys chamissonis just beneath a node, densely covered in short white hairs not obscuring the surface. Apparently fresh galls observed in Oregon in July and October. According to Ray Gagne (see comment here), this gall is induced by an undescribed species in the genus Neolasioptera.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value s-chamissonis-stem-swelling on iNaturalist. You can view them here: