Plants: Parts of Flower (2)

style

is part of the pistil, the female reproductive tissue of a flower. This part of the flower is a long tube on top of the ovary, and below the stigma.

stem

it supports the plant.

pistil

the central set of female reproductive organs in a flower. It is composed of one or more carpels and produces the ovule.

stamen

the male reproductive parts of a flower. It consists of the filament and the anther, which produces pollen.

filament

the part of the flower that holds the anther (and part of the stamen, the male reproductive organs of the plant).

stigma

The uppermost part of the pistil, the female reproductive tissue of a flower. This part receives the male pollen grains during fertilization, when they travel through the style to the ovary.

ovary

a female reproductive organ in plants that produces ovules. It is at the base of the pistil.

petal

one of the leafy structures that comprise a flower. Petals are often brightly-colored and have many different shapes

sepal

small leaf located directly under a flower - the outermost part of a flower.

anther

the tip of a flower's stamen ( the male reproductive organs of the plant) - it contains the pollen.