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What's the etymology?, I wonder.169.139.19.207 (talk) 19:20, 30 August 2011 (UTC) I experienced this myself when I planted water melon back in 1980's. Then I thought it was the affect of the chemical Methyl Parathion, used in treating the seeds before germination. Nhan from Soc Trang, Vietnam. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.77.227.226 (talk) 02:40, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Goldenrod gall
editThe goldenrod growth used as an illustration of phyllody looks like a gall caused by the gall fly, Rhopalomyia solidaginis. See: bugguide.net/node/view/10485/bgimage and www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Rhopalomyia. --Polinizador (talk) 10:54, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- I think you're right; I'm going to remove it. Doppelbrau (talk) 20:56, 29 May 2020 (UTC)