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Blog Post #7: Anthers and Stigmas and Styles, Oh My: Dissection of a Flower





This image shows the anthers surrounding the stigma on a flower. The anther is the part of the flower where the pollen is produced. The stigma is the part of the flower where pollen germinates. When both the female and male parts are visible in the same flower the flower is thought to be "excellent ".









This photo shows the stamen of the flower. The stamen is the pollen producer. It usually has a slender filament supporting the anther. It's the male reproductive anatomy of the flower, it consists of a stock known as the filament and at the end of the stalk is a part called the anther


This picture shows the female anatomy of a flower known as the carpel The carpel is a structure that produces egg cells and protects a developing baby plant. The three main parts of a carpel are the stigma, style, and ovary.
 This is an image of the flower with the stamens, sepals, petals and the top of the carpel removed, leaving it was just the ovary and ovules. You can see the inside of the ovary and its many ovules.

    When ripe pollen from an anther of the same kind of flower catches on the stigma, each pollen grain sends out a tiny threadlike tube. The tube grows down through the style and pierces one of the ovules in the ovary. This process is called fertilization.



  




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