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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Green, hairless galls on the caryopses of Echinochloa muricata. The galls are narrowly clustered, and likely contain midge larvae, or are possibly of fungal origin. Observed in Ontario in September.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value e-muricata-caryopses-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: