Protomyces pachydermus

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Family: Protomycetaceae | Genus: Protomyces

Hosts: Taraxacum officinale

Detachable: Integral

Color: red, yellow, green, purple

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Location: leaf midrib, stem

Form: tapered swelling

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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 dandelion pedicel (flower-stem) in Oregon.

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

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

License: CC-BY