Anthers and Stigmas and Styles (Blog Post Assignment #7)

       

This is a picture (40x) of the stamen which is the male reproductive part of the flower. It has a stalk called the filament which comes up from the base of the flower. At the end of this stalk is the anther. This part of the stamen produces and releases pollen grains, that contain the plant's male gametes. This is a picture (40x) of the carpel. It consists of the ovary and a stalk called a style with a sticky tip called a stigma. Pollen grains get stuck on this sticky tip. If you look you might be able can see a yellow dusting of pollen on the stigma in the picture. This is another picture (40x) of the carpel but it is split in half. As you can see the inside of it is a lighter green, this is because that is where the sticky residue that catches pollen grains is produced.