What Are the Tiny Red Hairs on Weed?

Understanding the weed anatomy makes it very easy to distinguish the strains and even to choose which one is better for you. Knowing what the tiny hairs on your weed are gets you a step further to understanding each strain and even weed quality—making it easy to pick what you want—and even sniff out people trying to scam you.

What Is A Pistil?

While the weed plant features several parts, the pistil is the most crucial part of the plant. The pistil is the sex organ of a female weed plant. Within the pistil is where you find smaller parts such as the stigma, style, and ovary. 

Before we get into detail about the smaller parts in the pistil, it is worth knowing some of the other key parts of a weed plant. These include the cola, bract, calyx, trichomes, fan leaves, and nodes. The cola is simply the largest flower bud that develops at the top of the main stem. The bracts on the other end are leaves that feature a teardrop shape with resin glands covering them.

The bract normally features an intense green color and houses the calyx—the calyx is impossible to see with the naked eye. A calyx is a bud with a host of sugary petals. This bud is normally covered by the trichomes. The trichomes are tiny round bulbs that boast the CBD and THC content of the weed plant. They also contain other cannabinoids known as terpenes, the aromatic weed oils.

Fan leaves are the larger weed leaves that form part of the harvest. They are normally used to create edibles. The nodes are the part on which weed grows and from which the fan leaves protrude. A female weed plant contains the pistil—with the stigma—as well as the bract, calyx, and cola. The male plant simply has its leaves and pollen.