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Quercus geminata
About 3/4" inch across , on a sand live oak branch at lyonia preserve , Deltona, Florida .
Upland Scrub, Lyonia Preserve, Deltona , Florida. (Still not sure why the map says "DeBary" when I type in "Deltona"..... odd.
This had been previously identified as a female flower. I have been corrected on this by a fellow Florida Master Naturalist, with many more years of experience than I. My colleague has ID'd it as a wasp gall. Oaks bloom in the spring, not in autumn. He couldn't specify which wasp, as there are 100's that create galls.
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Update : not a flower, although it looks like one. Oaks blossom in spring. This is a wasp gall. Confirmed by Florida master naturalist.
THANKYOU! This was driving me crazy.
Female flowers
I think that is the new growth around the forming acorn, it is part of the tree for sure.