Pubic hair

This is a photomicrograph of pubic hair root.

Pubic Hairs:
* Shaft diameter coarse with wide variations and buckling
* Medulla relatively broad and usually continuous when present
* Root frequently with tag
* Tip usually tapered, rounded, or abraded
* Stiff texture, wiry

Image courtesy of Microscopy of Hair Part 1: A Practical Guide and Manual for Human Hairs; Forensic Science Communications.