Lanatus
/la-NAH-tus/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: lanata, lanatum
A texture epithet describing a surface covered in soft, dense, wool-like hairs — similar to tomentosus but often implying a slightly softer, more genuinely wool-like texture. Woolly plants have an appealing tactile quality and the hairs provide insulation and drought protection. Appears as lanatus (masculine), lanata (feminine), or lanatum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin lanatus, meaning "woolly," from lana (wool).
Example
“Stachys lanata (syn. S. byzantina, lamb's ears) and Verbascum lanatum both have the characteristic thick, soft, wool-like coating of white hairs that makes them immediately recognisable — and irresistible to touch.”