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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Slight crookedness and slight discoloration on the petiole of Ageratina altissima, internally revealed to contain small cecidomyiid larva. Observed in Iowa in October.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value a-altissima-cryptic-petiole-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: