Thorny Leaf - created by joesaladino


Thorny Leaf
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  • Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
  • Camera model: E-520
  • Exposure time: 1/1
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • ISO: 200

Red thorn-like projections growing on the ventral surface of a leaf from a hardwood tree in North Carolina (5 years and 1089 days ago)

avatar Denlig
Denlig says:

These red thorns are galls.
The galls that develop on the leaves are formed by the plant in reaction to the attacks of parasites: the mites.
Mites produce a proliferation of fusiform prominences on the upper surface of the leaves; These green galls turn red at first. In autumn, the mites leave the galls to settle on the branches, under the bark or at the base of the buds where they spend the winter.

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