Indumentum

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Indumentum of Echium vulgare
Indumentum of Echium vulgare

The indumentum is a covering of fine hairs or bristles (rarely scales) on a plant or insect.

In plants, the indumentum types are:

  • pubescent
  • hirsute
  • pilose
  • villous
  • tomentose
  • stellate
  • scabrous
  • scurfy
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