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 elongate, hairless, slightly ribbed leaf axil bud gall tapering abruptly to a conical nipple. Red-pink on the sides with a green apex. Found in both lateral and apical buds of Quercus berberidifolia. Observed in California in August.
Unless noted otherwise in the ID Notes, observations of this gall are collected in the Observation Field Gallformers Code with value q-berberidifolia-axil-gall on iNaturalist. You can view them here: