ookow with a swollen stem gall

May 24, 2024 • Baldy Peak Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest • Jackson County, Oregon

Coordinates: 42.10054,-123.06135
ookow with a swollen stem gall (Dichelostemma multiflorum (Brodiaea multiflora)) [Baldy Peak Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon]
Filename: 20240524-103528.jpg 2511x1883 pixels, ISO 200, f5.6 @ 1/1600 sec
Dichelostemma multiflorum (Brodiaea multiflora)

The stem gall is probably from a midge, possibly Lasioptera.

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