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The British Plant Gall Society is a voluntary organisation which encourages cecidology, the study of plant galls, in the British Isles.[1] It was formed in 1985.[2] Its biannual journal, Cecidology, is edited by Michael Chinery.[2]

British Plant Gall Society

Formation	1985; 37 years ago (1985)
Type	Constituted Charity
Purpose	To encourage and co-ordinate the study of plant galls, with particular reference to the British Isles.
Location	Middlesex
Key people	Dr B.M. Spooner, Chair
Affiliations	British Entomological and Natural History Society
Website	britishplantgallsociety.org

Notable people

• Michael Chinery
• Margaret Hutchinson

Publications

• Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls (2 ed.). Field Studies Council/British Plant Gall Society. ISBN 978-1851532841.
• Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls a Photographic Guide. Wildguides /British Plant Gall Society. ISBN 978-190365743-0.
• Simon, Randolph (2005). The Natural History of the Rose Bedeguar Gall and Its Insect Community. British Plant Gall Society. ISBN 0-9511582-2-8.

References

External links

• Official website
• British Plant Gall Society on Twitter

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