trichome

Examples of trichome in the following topics:

• Leaf Structure, Function, and Adaptation

  • Other leaves may have small hairs (trichomes) on the leaf surface.
  • Trichomes help to avert herbivory by restricting insect movements or by storing toxic or bad-tasting compounds.
  • Trichomes give leaves a fuzzy appearance as in this (a) sundew (Drosera sp.).
  • Leaf trichomes include (b) branched trichomes on the leaf of Arabidopsis lyrata and (c) multibranched trichomes on a mature Quercus marilandica leaf.
  • The bumps protruding from the lower surface of the leaf are glandular trichomes.

• Movement of Water and Minerals in the Xylem

  • Xerophytes and epiphytes often have a thick covering of trichomes or stomata that are sunken below the leaf's surface.
  • Trichomes are specialized hair-like epidermal cells that secrete oils and other substances.

• Stem Anatomy

  • Trichomes are hair-like structures on the epidermal surface.