hispid
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Leaves hirsute or hispid on the mid-veins beneath — 27. 26b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
Surface minutely hispid, smooth and rounded as a whole.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
Decumbent, branching only at base, stems 1–2° long, retrorsely hispid; umbels naked, opposite the leaves and nearly sessile, of 2 or 3 very short rays.—Md.,
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
P. 3-5 cm. convex, edge incurved, delicately hispid or scurfy, yellow, fixed by cottony mycelium, stem obsolete; g. rather broad, ventricose, pale tan, edge whitish; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Nicotiana urens, or stinging tobacco: leaves cordate, crenate; racemes recurved; stem hispid, stinging.
From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Meller, Henry James
