Taphrina farlowii

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Family: Taphrinaceae | Genus: Taphrina

Hosts: Prunus serotina

Detachable: Integral

Color: red, yellow, green

Texture: hairless

Abundance: common

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Season: Spring

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Location: petiole, upper leaf, lower leaf, between leaf veins, flower, fruit, stem

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Not an occurrence map: this shows where this gall's hosts grow. In most cases the gall has not been documented throughout this area.

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Photographed in Georgia in May.

Our ID Notes may contain important tips necessary for distinguishing this gall from similar galls and/or important information about the taxonomic status of this gall inducer.

Further Information (3)

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026)

License: Public Domain / CC0

A monograph of the genus Taphrina - AJ Mix (1949)

License: CC-BY

Plant Parasites of Europe - Willem N. Ellis (2021)

License: CC-BY