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1 A pistil and a stamen in a flower bud one day before opening. The anther of a stamen becomes big, too. The pistil is taller than the stamen. 2 The head of this pistil is irregular. There is no pollen on it. 3 You can see clearly the pollen stuffed in the anther. The anther is broken and the pollen comes out before the flower opens.

Let's watch a pistil and stamens in a flower

Inside the flower, there is a pistil in the center surrounded by 5 stamens. If you watch carefully, you may find something like white powder on the tip of a stamen. This is pollen shed from the anther (pollen sac). Here, we see pollen spread over a petal. Let's observe a tip of a pistil with a magnifying glass.

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