Rosebud Fasciation or Gall? by kaward
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This is a strange one the crazy accelarated growth, I am not sure the cause, so I thought Andrea would know. It made an interesting image anyway, where a rosebud should be!
Comments (17)
kasalin
Strange flower !!
durleybeachbum
This is a Robin's Pin-cushion, or Bedeguar gall, which is widespread and common, although I haven't seen one for absolutely years! I remember being fascinated by the illustration in 'The Book of the Flower Fairies' which i was given for my 6th birthday and still treasure. It is caused by the gall wasp Diplolepsis rosae, and under the hairs the gall is hard and woody with many chambers each containing a single wasp grub. The insects mature and leave in the spring: they are almost all females and they lay their eggs in the opening buds without mating. There is no alternation of generations, so they cause only one sort of gall. So exciting to see this, Kevin, thankyou for showing us!
GBCalls
Cool find, excellent capture!
Alz2008
wonderful capture, never seen one of these before..
kgb224
Excellent capture.Durleybeachbum thank you for sharing the information.
lizzibell
Interesting capture...
mila_s
Nice!
MrsRatbag
Never saw one of these either; it's lovely in its way, and this is a great capture!
MrsLubner
Outstanding shot! And a fabulous find.
mairekas
WOW! Very cool find!!!
PD154
Excellent shot Kevin, this reminds me of the red worms I used to buy for my tropical fish :)...Nice that Andrea has enlightened us so, I was woefuly ignorant of such things, and would have beleived this part of the plants anatomy, fasciation on the other hand I was aware of, it was 1983 when I first heard the term, whilst being employaed as a seasonal gardener, thanks for posting this!
bpclarke
I have never seen this type of gall. Splendid capture. Something new and wonderful to behold. Bunny
RobyHermida
Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LENK911
WHAT A STRANGE FLOWER. THANKS FOR SNARING WITH US. I DON'T THINK I WOULD EVER SEE ONE IF YOU DIDN'T POST IT. THANKS AND THANKS FOR THE HISTORY DURLEY.
ledwolorz
Wonderful macro.
mermaid
wow...so fascinating... never seen something like this before
Jennyfnf
We saw many of these as children and I have to own up. We took one apart to see what was inside. Thanks to Andrea I now know what the grubs were. We didn't tell our parents, but buried the evidence. It's a great picture Kevin.