Asphondylia florea

Asphondylia florea

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Family: Cecidomyiidae | Genus: Asphondylia

Hosts: Larrea tridentata

Detachable: Integral

Color: white

Texture: woolly, hairy

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Shape: tuft

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Location: bud, flower, fruit

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Possible Range:

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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Gall image

Image by BJ Stacey © CC-BY

Further Information (2)

Plant Galls of the Western United States - Russo, Ronald A. (2021)

License: All Rights Reserved

The Asphondylia (Cecidomyiidae, Diptera) Of Creosote Bush - Raymond J. Gagne, GL Waring (1990)

License: CC-BY

See Also:

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Created Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC • Last updated Feb 4, 2026 1:47 PM UTC