Taphrina purpurascens

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Family: Taphrinaceae | Genus: Taphrina

Hosts: Rhus aromatica / Rhus copallinum / Rhus glabra / Rhus typhina

Detachable: Integral

Color: gray, green, purple

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Season: Spring

Alignment: integral

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Location: between leaf veins

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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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On shining sumac, in Virginia.

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 (2)

Gallformers ID Notes - Gallformers Contributors (2026)

License: Public Domain / CC0

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

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