Robin's Pincushion

This gall caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp, Dipoloepis rosae

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, hardly a subtle gall!

If this red structure is the gall, think we should identify the gall species, not the flower itself? Posted 5 years ago
1. NattyOne
  
  Lion
  
  Definitely not subtle, enormous - I've changed it and and sent request to identify it as Diploepis rosae, Ferdy.
  See link.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplolepis_rosae Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Identified. Note that you only have to request manual species creation when the automatic detection based on Wikipedia fails. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. NattyOne
      
      Lion
      
      It wouldn't accept the request Ferdy. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        It did work for me, so it may depend on what search term you use. The most reliable way is to use the binomial name. Common name often also works but is less reliable because it is sometimes ambiguous.
        
        Anyway, no worries, if it fails raising the manual request is the right path forward. Posted 5 years ago
      2. NattyOne
        
        Lion
        
        Cheers Ferdy, that's what I'd tried. Not a problem. Posted 5 years ago

The Rose bedeguar gall

The rose bedeguar gall, Robin's pincushion gall, or moss gall develops as a chemically induced distortion of an unopened leaf axillary or terminal buds, mostly on field rose or dog rose shrubs, caused by the parthenogenetic hymenopteran gall wasp.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Ferdy Christant