The herbage is generally hairy to woolly or bristly. The feet are covered with tufts of bristly hairs. The Nilgiri tahr is a stocky goat with short, coarse fur and a bristly mane. The hollow, ridged stem with bristly hairs arises from a large tap root. Its body and legs are covered with black bristly hairs. The hispid hare has a harsh and bristly coat. The soft succulent leaves grow in rosettes, and are lanceolate with bristly margins. The stem is erect, robust, reddish-brown and bristly hairy. All leaves are covered with hairs that are usually bristly, or occasionally soft. The valves of the silique are glabrous or rarely bristly, three to five nerved. These setae are mostly short and bristly. It has rounded ears, a short nose, and coarse bristly hair. They are heavily built rodents, with bristly brown fur speckled with yellow or grey. It is known for its extremely keeled dorsal scales that give it a bristly appearance. Virginia rose, mountain sandwort, bristly sarsaparilla, sweetfern, and wild raisin.