Pubescence of Winter Leaves
by Bob Harms
Typical Leaf Surfaces
H. drummondii
H.r.
var.
serpyllifolia
H.r.
var.
reverchonii
Upper
surface
Lower
surface
longest hairs
0.45—0.55 mm
0.7—0.95 mm.
0.8—1.1 mm.
hair density
per sq. mm
1
33—36
13—22
24—31
orientation
antrorsely strongly curved downward
spreading or slightly curved
slightly curved or spreading
1
Counts based on the two samples for each taxon shown in the above table; first value is the low count for a lamina area; second value, the high count for an area including the margin.
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