why do leaves have trichomes?

[burnable]

This is a dumb question, and I usually know stuff like this, but why would the plant produce resin glands way out on the leaves, far from the flower? If they caught pollen, how would that pollen get back to the flower for insemination?

My assumption is that they were genetically manipulated to do that, that they didn't naturally develop that tendency...anyone know?

[the image reaper]

stems, too :weedpoke: ... the pollen obviously reaches the female flowers, since they've been reproducing for thousands of years, so we won't have to fret about that :thumbsup: ... actually, the trichomes are part of the plant's defense system, as it was explained to me ... the THC glands are on the plant to discourage insects and shield the plant from stress ... fortunately for us, the same compounds in the resins that annoy insects, etc., are beneficial to humans ... now, keep in mind, that's roughly how it was explained to me by a botanist that supposedly knew what he was talking about ... (I have been known, however, to garble good information :jointsmile:) ...

[keeko]

to add on : in my botany class today, my prof was talking about plants and tricomes (not mj) and he was saying what IR mentioned......defense mech to keep the reproduction parts from harm of bugs and other critters.

IR......i love the daddy's girl stem pics.:thumbsup: