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Andricus quercuscalifornicus
Local Creek
I saw this growth in a tree .It was at the base of the trunk,solitary and softer and,bigger than the galls which I have seen. Not round in shape. seemed like a giant marshmallow.
Gall or small insect Pupa had various shape and grown on various points on many plants.. They give unexpected or surprising look.
That is a good idea. though it is a little too late for that!
My first reaction was that it is a gall.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/640...
this is my spotting on galls.
The biggest difference that i found was that the spotting being discussed was very soft and not spherical .
L. pyriforme is a ubiquitous puffball that grows on dead wood. When rain hits the fruiting structures, spores are released in a cloud.
L. pyriforme start to dry and turn brown.
Most galls are caused by insects, although a few are created by diseases in a plant, such as a fungus or viral disease.
I have a really hard time believing it to be a Lycoperdon. They tend to have bumps and, in my experience, come directly from the ground. See http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/...
Is it growing directly on the trunk or is it on the small branch that appears behind it?
It doesn't look like a familiar gall, but I'm still thinking it is a gall. Turns out they're caused by a number of different species of midges (yup, those little no-see-ums) on different species of trees, so it makes sense that there would be different kinds. Is there a gall expert out there?
Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 22, 2011
