- A stamen is a male reproductive part of a flower. It is composed of the filament topped by an anther.
- Filaments look like stems inside the flower. Their job is provide the anther with nutrients. The filaments get longer after a flower opens so that it's easier for bees and other pollinators to reach the anthers.
- The anther contains pollen, which is produced inside pollen sacs within the anther. The filament might be attached to the anther at the anther's base or between two anther lobes.
- Pollen contains male gametes that must make it to the female parts of flowers for seeds and fruit to be produced. Wind, insects, birds or animals carry pollen. Creatures pick up the pollen when they visit flowers, attracted by the blooms' showiness, scent and nectar.
- The female reproductive part of a flower is found in its middle section. It's composed of carpels, which are usually merged into one structure called a pistil.
- A pistil has an ovary that contains eggs that await fertilization. At the top of the pistil is the stigma. Connecting the stigma to the ovary is the style which catches the pollen for delivery to the ovule.
