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17-Jul-2019 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Unusual Rose Gall

I don't know what this blossom is (I guess we can call it that!). I saw it on a walk in a county park. It was on a bush growing wild there. I think it is intriguing and beautiful in its own way. Can you help ID it?

Ah thanks to Jeanne and to Rick, who both referred to the rose. Jeanne suggested I google 'mossy rose gall wasp' and sure enough I learned that this is a blight caused by two types of wasps. Wikipedia says, "Diplolepis rosae is a hymenopteran gall wasp which causes a gall known as the rose bedeguar gall, Robin's pincushion, or moss gall. The gall develops as a chemically induced distortion of an unopened leaf axillary or terminal bud, mostly on field rose or dog rose shrubs." Mystery solved, but sorry to say it isn't natural beauty. I still think it is pretty.

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Julie Oldfield21-Jul-2019 14:38
Interesting detail. Pretty. V
Steve Thuman20-Jul-2019 10:44
Interesting!
Martin Lamoon19-Jul-2019 19:57
Looks interesting, a fine closeup.
v
Apostolos Tikopoulos19-Jul-2019 16:29
Superb details and sharpness. V.
Hank Vander Velde19-Jul-2019 01:50
Lovely well composed image Vern.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography18-Jul-2019 21:40
Excellent and beautiful close-up, Voted.
Walter Otto Koenig18-Jul-2019 15:12
Great colors and details. No idea what it is, but you got a fine shot of it. "V"
Jeff Real18-Jul-2019 14:42
It is quite a lovely and intriguing this to see.
Very nice image!
V
Ed Duverger18-Jul-2019 12:58
Good shot and interesting info.
Helen Betts18-Jul-2019 12:42
Great color and light, and I like that diagonal running thru the frame.
Yvonne18-Jul-2019 11:04
What an interesting phenomenon... something I've never seen here in Oz,
but I agree with you, it is very attractive and a very well taken image. v
Anitta18-Jul-2019 09:04
Such a lovely close up! Never seen a flower like this :-) V
Bea.18-Jul-2019 07:49
Pretty colours and light in this unusual growth.
danad18-Jul-2019 07:22
Superb light, colors and details ! V.
joseantonio18-Jul-2019 04:09
lovely light for this beauty.V.
Rick Bailor 18-Jul-2019 03:42
It appears to be a wild rose Vern. After the seed pod bursts open.
globalgadabout18-Jul-2019 03:12
it grows so effusively whatever it is...good tight framing to reveal details..
Carter Creek18-Jul-2019 02:31
Interesting flower! you captured it very nice though. V
Laura Milholland18-Jul-2019 02:28
Oh, how very interesting, Vern. I don't think I've ever seen this before. . . . Sorry to be of no help. You did get a lovely shot of it.
Jim Coffman18-Jul-2019 02:26
I don't know what it is but it sure is pretty.. Nice sharp image...
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