Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: Dense pilose pubescence. Photo by S. A. Mori.

Description: Dense pilose pubescence of Trifolium subterraneum based on an unvouchered plant from the Gargano Peninsula, Italy. Note that the hair-like structures on the stem of this plant are called trichomes. Determination by B. Gibbons.

Term:

Pubescence (adjective = pubescent)

Definition:

Referring to plants with some or all of their parts covered with trichomes.

Related Terms:

Trichome