Robin's pin cushion
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Robin's pin cushion by Graham Horn as part of the Geograph project.
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Robin's pin cushion
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 12 Jul 2008
Looks pretty but it is a parasite on a dog rose containing the larvae of gall wasps. This one is in a hedgerow north of St Mary Bourne. They are supposed to go red in the autumn but this one seems to have turned already.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.255454
Longitude
-1.399394