Flowers under the stereo microscope Pictured by Jan Parmentier |
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In this Hibiscus the flower has a style with a 5-fold stigma, attached to a pistil. Below these stigmas you will see the yellow pollen on stamens, fused in this case with the pistil. |
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In the Bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) flower, the sepals are removed, to see more clearly the hairy stamens with the anthers. |
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The Violet (Seaside Pansy, Viola curtisii) has flowers with hidden anthers and stigma. |
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