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- The stigma is a swollen, knob-like structure. It can be either hairy or sticky, or sometimes both to trap pollen grains. In wind-pollinated flowers, like grasses, it may be feathery and branched or elongated. However, for some other flowers, it may be compact and has a sticky surface.
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Produce male gametes (in pollen grains) Stigma. The top of the female part of the flower which collects pollen grains. Ovary. The bottom of the female part of the flower, produces the female ...
Nov 21, 2023 · The stigma consists of the sticky surface at the top of a flower's pistil. Stigmas come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They can be long and slender or more rounded with branching...
Jul 27, 2022 · A flower with both androecium and gynoecium — that is both male and female parts — is called perfect or bisexual or hermaphroditic. Perfect flowers may be capable of self-pollination. Pollen produced within the flower may fall on a stigma in the same flower, and the sperm that it carries may fertilize the egg in the ovule.
- General Introduction to Flower Parts
- Calyx
- Corolla
- Androecium
- Gynoecium
- Pollination Patterns
The angiosperm flower is built upon a structural foundation consisting of a compressed stem with four nodes and three internodes. For a visual image of these compressed nodes, imagine pushing down on a telescoping radio antenna so that the antenna sections slide down into each other. At the very top of the fully compressed antenna you’ll still see ...
The fourth whorl at the base of the receptacle is the calyx whorl. The calyx is made up of modified leaves called sepals. In some species the sepals look like miniature leaves; they are green and photosynthetic. In other species, like the lily, they are showy and almost indistinguishable from the petals. When sepals and petals are showy and indisti...
The next whorl toward the tip the receptacle bears the corolla. The corolla is composed of highly modified leaves called petals. Petals attract pollinators through their bright colors and showy patterns. Petals may also exude nectar near their site of attachment to the receptacle to reward insects who visit the flowers and, when doing so, spread po...
The third whorl as we move towards the tip of the receptacle is theandroecium whorl. The androecium is composed of modified leaves called stamens. Stamens are found in many different arrangements. The picture of the Rose of Sharon flower, in the top photo above, shows an androecium composed of an abundance of stamens in an open arrangement. In cont...
The whorl at the tip of the receptacle supports the gynoecium. The gynoecium is composed of carpels. Several carpels may be fused into a compound carpel (which may also be called a pistil). The Berberis (Oregon Grape) flower on the right has a fused carpel; the photo clearly shows the locule (inner chamber) with the ovules. As you saw in the tutori...
A flower with both androecium and gynoecium — that is both male and female parts — is called perfect or bisexual or hermaphroditic. Perfect flowers may be capable of self-pollination. Pollen produced within the flower may fall on a stigma in the same flower, and the sperm that it carries may fertilize the egg in the ovule. Sometimes, the timing of ...
Stigma is the part of a flower's pistil that receives pollen during fertilization. It plays a crucial role in the reproductive process by capturing pollen grains, which are essential for the fertilization of ovules.
The style emerges from the ovary and is topped by the stigma. Pollen grains land on the stigma and must grow a tube down the style to reach the ovule and complete fertilization. Figure \(\PageIndex{6}\): Here we see two sides of the same flower, which has been cut in half lengthwise.