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Smilax Leaf Galls(?) ID Request - Meunieriella on-smilax
Copyright © 2011 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Smilax Leaf Galls(?) ID Request - Meunieriella on-smilax
Herring Run Watershed, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
September 13, 2011
Are these beautiful patterns caused by galling creatures, or something else?

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Smilax Leaf Galls(?) ID Request - Meunieriella on-smilax Smilax Leaf Galls(?) ID Request - Meunieriella on-smilax
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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 19 September, 2011 - 6:46am
Last updated 27 July, 2012 - 8:08am

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