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Leaf galls on common alder

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English: Galls beside midrib of alder leaf. Two kinds of leaf gall were present in abundance on the native alder trees (Alnus glutinosa) in this area; both kinds could often be found on the same tree.

Those shown in this photo are caused by the gall mite species Eriophyes inangulis; as the specific part of that name suggests, they grow in the angles between the midrib of the leaf and the side veins. They are about 5 mm long, and, as can be seen, are elongated in the direction of the midrib. On the underside of the leaf, the openings of the galls are quite prominent; they are fringed with brown hairs.

The other variety of gall that was present on these trees is shown here: 957963.
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Author Lairich Rig
Camera location55° 57′ 52″ N, 4° 34′ 40″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 57′ 52″ N, 4° 34′ 39″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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