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Q. rubra

Initially collected as a C. rubida specimen. Dissection of several galls revealed chambers absolutely packed with larvae - possible inquilines? Tentatively identified as Ceroptresini by @moneykittens. Larvae preserved in 95% etOH, attempting to rear adult specimens.

"Leaves-of-three," post-bloom, fruiting Sticky Cinquefoil. Link to observation of how pretty they look (in April) when they bloom: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113673782

Sticky Cinquefoil (Drymocallis glandulosa) Native, perennial, sticky-glandular plant that grows 20-70cm (up to 27 inches) tall on erect stems. It is in the Rose family-- as are strawberries. At first glance, the leaf arrangement, "leaves-of-three," might look like Wild Strawberry, but Sticky Cinquefoil is larger and taller with sticky, glandular hairs. Leaves are widely obovate, generally with 3 pairs of fuzzy, toothed leaflets, 9-17 per side of the stem. Flowers have 5 petals that are widely spaced apart, cream or pale yellow, and widely ovate-elliptic. Flowers have > 20 yellow stamens with round anthers. Peak bloom time: March-June. Fruits are 1--1.5 mm and reddish-brown. There are several subspecies. Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana grows in openings in coastal scrub, in moist or semi-shaded places at elevation < 1000m (up to 3281 ft).

Calflora (with species distribution maps) lists 4 ssp. in CA: https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=11608

Calflora: Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana is the ssp that grows in Monterey County: https://www.calflora.org/entry/observ.html?track=m#srch=t&lpcli=t&taxon=Drymocallis+glandulosa+var.+wrangelliana&chk=t&cch=t&cnabh=t&inat=r&cc=MNT

Jepson eFlora Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=82064

Jepson eFlora Drymocallis glandulosa https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=23515

Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 282-283.
(only lists Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana which is the coastal scrub subspecies)

Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. 187.

Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell, 2016, p. 262.
(only lists Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana which is the coastal scrub subspecies)

Monterey County Wildflowers https://montereywildflowers.com/rosaceae-cinquefoil/
(only lists Drymocallis glandulosa var. wrangelliana which is the coastal scrub subspecies)