leaf gall

caused by a fungus

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Barry

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Fascinating Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

That's really cool! I'm curious how you found the ID?? Posted 6 years ago
1. morpheme
  
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  I expected it to be difficult - but I did a search for huckleberry leaf gall and it came right up. The photos were unmistakable. I think it's got good coverage because it affects ornamental bushes like azaleas and rhododendron as well as wild and cultivated cranberry, blueberry and huckleberry (which the above bush is - wild red huckleberry), so it's got a good amount of study into it's prevention out there on the web. The fungus is even named after this plant's genus - Vaccinium. I wouldn't say the above is specifically var. japonica... but that's what auto populated from the Wiki :-{ Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Thanks! Removed the "var" part. Posted 6 years ago

The Lingonberry Gall

"Exobasidium vaccinii", commonly known as “red leaf disease,” or “Azalea Gall,” is a biotrophic species of fungus that causes galls on ericaceous plant species, such as blueberry and azalea.

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Similar species: Exobasidiales

Species identified by morpheme

By morpheme

Uploaded Jun 3, 2019. Captured Jun 2, 2019 14:08 in NF-6100, Gold Bar, WA 98251, USA.

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