Plant Sex

Pisil

Carpels are fused together to form a pistil

Stamen

Consists of an anther (which produces pollen) and a filament... the part that produces pollen

Anther

Male reproductive part of a flower is called the stamen... composed of a long tube called a filament and has a pollen-producing structure on the end; this oval-shaped structure is called the anther... crucial in the reproduction of flowering plants as it produces the male gametophyte known as pollen

Ovule

Also known as eggs, stored in the ovary until they are fertilized

Cloves

Aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum; native to Indonesia, commonly used as a spice

Pollen Grain

Fertilize ovules... the male gametophyte

Saffron

Harvested from the stigmas, or female portion, of the Saffron Crocus flowers; takes hundreds of flowers to produce a commercially useful amount, which makes saffron expensive

Ovary

Part of the pistil which holds the ovule(s); located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals

Capers

Pickled flower buds

Angiosperms

Plants that produce flowers

Gymnosperms

Plants that produce pinecones

Stigma

Receives the pollen during fertilization

Filament

Stamen of a flower consists of a slender stalk, called a filament and an anther; the filament supports the anther, which is where pollen develops

The Male Reproductive Organs

Stamens are the male reproductive parts of flowers. A stamen consists of an anther (which produces pollen) and a filament; pollen consists of the male reproductive cells as they fertilize ovules.

Crocus

The flower that Saffron is derived from

The Female Reproductive Organs

The pistil is the collective term for the carpel(s). Each carpel includes an ovary (where the ovules are produced; ovules are the female reproductive cells, the eggs), a style (a tube on top of the ovary), and a stigma (which receives the pollen during fertilization)

Style

Tube on top of the ovary