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Plant Hair (Trichomes)

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Fascicled or Stellate Hairs

Hairs the grow as a bunch from a single site.

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Peltate Hairs

Hairs with at supporting stalk between the plant epidermis and the shield-like distal portion of the hair.

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Cottonwood Seed Hair

Cottonwood Tree Seeding Cottonwood Seed Hair

Dandylion Akene Hair

Dandylion Akene Hair Dandylion Akene Hair

Cattail Seed Hair

Cattail Fluff Cattail Fluff and Akene Cattail Fluff and Akene

Cat's Ear Akene Hair

Cat's Ear Akene Hair Cat's Ear Akene Hair

Great Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) Leaf Hair

Verbascum thapsus Hair Verbascum thapsus Hair Verbascum thapsus Hair Verbascum thapsus Hair

Kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) Fruit Hair

Kiwi Fruit Hair

Maple (Acer sp.) Seed Hair

Maple Seed Hair Maple Seed Hair

Peach (Prunus persica) Fuzz

Peach Fuzz Peach Fuzz

Pinks (Dianthus sp.) Leaf Hair

Pinks Leaf Hair Pinks Leaf Hair

Rhododendron Leaf Hair

Rhododendron Leaf, Top Hair Rhododendron Leaf, Top Hair

SunFlower Leaf Hair

Sunflower Leaf Hair Sunflower Leaf Hair Sunflower Leaf Hair Sunflower Leaf Hair

Thistle Down Hair and Spine

Thistle Down Thistle Down Thistle Down Thistle Down Thistle Spine

Wheat Beard Hair

Wheat Beard Hair Wheat Beard Hair

Rye Grass Trichomes

Rye-Grass

Plant Hair From a Ventilation System

Plant Hair Plant Hair