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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.
Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 3, 2012
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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.